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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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.
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