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General Slang
Got your ears on?
· phrase · trucker
Are you listening to the CB right now?
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Classic CB opener. 'Ears' = the radio, so 'got your ears on?' is asking whether anyone's actually tuned in and listening to the channel. The conversational equivalent of knocking before you walk in. If someone answers, you've got a chat partner for the next stretch of interstate.
“Breaker one-nine, eastbound, you got your ears on?”
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Got your ears on? In A Sentence
Breaker one-nine, eastbound, you got your ears on?
Origin & Usage
1970s CB radio slang. 'Ears' as metonymy for the CB radio itself became standard during the CB boom following the 1973 oil crisis.
People Also Ask
What does "Got your ears on?" mean in CB slang?
It means "Are you listening to the CB radio right now?"
How do you use "Got your ears on?" in a sentence?
"Breaker one-nine, good buddy, you got your ears on?"
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