noun
General Slang
Papa bear
· noun · trucker
A male cop, or a senior officer on the road.
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A male police officer — sometimes specifically a supervisor or senior trooper. Less common than 'mama bear' because male is the default assumption when someone just says 'bear.'
“Papa bear's running the show at that checkpoint, no slipping through.”
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Papa bear In A Sentence
Papa bear's running the show at that checkpoint, no slipping through.
Origin & Usage
1970s American CB-radio trucker slang from the Goldilocks-family bear naming, built on the 'bear = cop' metaphor.
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