There are slang names for many things you might encounter on the road or on the CB, here are a few surviving ones... Advertising : Police flashing lights & sirens
Big Wheeler : HGV or other large vehicle
Bleed-over : Interference from a nearby CB’er on another channel
Breaker : Fellow CB’er
Bucketmouth : Person swearing
Earwigging : Listening
Eyeball : Meeting another CB user
Evil Knievel : Police motorcycle
Fender-bender : Road accident
Good Buddy : CB friend
Handle : CB name
Keying Up : Transmitting
Lady Breaker : Female CB User
Landline : Telephone
Mids : EU Band
Modulating : Talking on the CB
Muppet Channels : UK Band
Negative/Negatory : No
On the side : Break in on a conversation
Positive : Yes
Personal : First Name
Pounds : Graduations on the signal meter
Rig Check : Check rig is working ok
Rollerskate : Car
Smokey / Bear : Police
Square-wheeled : Stationary Vehicle
Twenty : Location (from 10 code)
Twig : CB Aerial
Wally : Person acting stupidly