noun General Slang

Bear trap

· noun · trucker

A speed-radar trap set up by the cops.

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A radar speed-trap — a cop parked up with a gun on a stretch where everyone naturally drifts over the limit. Classic CB warning passed driver to driver.

“Bear trap southbound at mile marker 142, you're clear after that.”
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Bear trap In A Sentence

Bear trap southbound at mile marker 142, you're clear after that.

Origin & Usage

1970s American CB-radio trucker slang from the 'bear = cop' family. Plays on the literal hunting tool.

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