Vicki from New York City asks about catch you on the flip side, a parting phrase meaning “see you later.” The flip side originally referred to the B side of a vinyl record, especially a 45, but the fuller expression is best documented during the...
Do you listen to our show on an alligator radio? We’re guessing not, since this bit of trucker slang refers to the CB radios that transmit a strong signal but are terrible for receiving. Like an alligator, they’re all mouth and no ears. This is part...
tanker yanker
n.— «Grabbing his CB microphone, he hollered: “Hey, tanker yanker, ya’ got a copy?”» —“The Chilling Tale Of A Trucker-Turned-Writer” by Bard Lindeman The Record (New Jersey) Aug. 27, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)