Who taught: James and Kerry

Truckers' slang

James and I sometimes go to a coffee place, called 61c Cafe, near our company. Their cappuccino is one of my favorites. I would say the best in Pittsburgh. A few days ago, we went to the coffee place and on our way back to the office, James told me one story about how he used one of the truck drivers’ slang in his email. When Kerry sent an email to James, James responded to him simply saying, “10/4.”

Truck drivers in America use CB radios and, when they use this, they use a lot of abbreviated expressions. 10/4 is one of them, meaning, “I got it.” or “Understood.” One good example of conversation that would happen James gave me is as follows.

1. A truck driver says, “Where is your 10/20?”

2. Another drive answers, “I am at Forbes Ave in Pittsburgh.”

3. Then the first driver says, “10/4. I will see you there.”

10/20 means location.

And, James told me that this expression known to almost all of the people in America so that everybody understands it.

So, next time if your wife calls you, trying to say like, “Hey, Honey! Where is your 10/20?” Or, every time she asks you to clean your feet before you go to bed, you can say “10/4!” But, you have to really clean them when you say 10/4. 🙂

There are some other ones you might like or even use later.

1. Big 10/4 : I completely agree.

2. 10/100 : I need to go to restroom to pee.

Oh! a pop quiz for you here! How about 10/200? Here is a hint for you! Read this post, then you would get to know the meaning of it. If you still cannot figure out, leave me a comment! 🙂