noun General Slang

Bear

· noun · trucker

Any cop, on or off the highway.

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Definitions

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Catch-all CB term for law enforcement. Spawns a whole bestiary: 'plain bear' (unmarked car), 'bear in the air' (police helicopter or spotter plane), 'bear bite' (speeding ticket), 'bear cave' (police station), 'mama bear' (female officer), 'baby bear' (rookie).

“Bear in the air at the 112, watch your hammer.”
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Gay-scene sense: a larger, hairier, traditionally masculine gay or bi man. Whole subculture with its own flag, events, and sub-types (cub, otter, daddy bear).

“He's a regular at the bear bar on Old Compton Street.”
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A larger, hairier, typically masculine-presenting gay man — beard, body hair, often a bigger build. More than a body type, it's a whole community with its own bars, runs, flags and pride. The bear scene celebrates the men the twink-obsessed mainstream sidelined.

“He grew the beard, found the bear bar, and finally felt at home.”
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Bear In A Sentence

Bear in the air at the 112, watch your hammer.
He's a regular at the bear bar on Old Compton Street.

Origin & Usage

CB usage piggybacks on 'Smokey Bear' — once troopers were Smokeys, all cops became bears by extension. Took off during the 1970s CB boom alongside the 55 mph national speed limit.

Variants bear in the airplain bearmama bear
Tags #trucker#cb-radio#police#lgbtq

People Also Ask

What's the difference between a bear and an otter?

Both are hairy. A bear is bigger and burlier; an otter is slimmer and leaner.

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