![]() (particularly helicopters)Ī speeding police car with its lights flashing.Ī police vehicle with its blue strobe lights flashing (refers to the popular Kmart sale gimmick).Ī police officer monitoring the CB airwaves.Ī police officer (refers to Smokey Bear, known for wearing a campaign hat very similar to that included in many highway patrol uniforms in the United States). Police vehicle, especially one with the older-style, dome-shaped red rotating/strobe light commonly mounted on the roof of police cars, which resembles a traditional 'penny' gumball machine.Ī female police officer (refers to the Muppet character, derived from the pejorative term 'pig' for police officers).Ī less derogatory term for a female police officer. ![]() Police officer on a motorcycle (refers to the popular motorcycle stuntman). ![]() ![]() (alludes to the former border crossing between East and West Berlin).ĭepartment of Transportation enforcement vehicle. Police checkpoint placed to look for intoxicated drivers, drivers with invalid licenses, etc. Popular terms Law enforcement officers and their equipment Term CB and its distinctive language started in the United States but was then exported to other countries including Mexico, Germany and Canada.
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