noun General Slang

Baby bear

· noun · trucker

A rookie cop, fresh out of the academy.

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A rookie police officer. Inexperienced, eager, and often the one writing tickets to hit a quota — so not as harmless as the name suggests.

“Baby bear pulled me over for a busted taillight, took twenty minutes writing it up.”
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Baby bear In A Sentence

Baby bear pulled me over for a busted taillight, took twenty minutes writing it up.

Origin & Usage

1970s American CB-radio trucker slang, part of the Goldilocks-style bear family (baby/mama/papa) layered onto the 'bear = cop' metaphor.

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What does baby bear mean?

It's slang for a rookie cop, fresh out of the academy.

How do you use baby bear in a sentence?

"They paired the baby bear with a veteran for his first few shifts."

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