CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s,[1] when it was an important part of the culture of the trucking industry.
For example, in the early days of the CB radio, the term "Good buddy" was widely used.
[2] Nicknames or call signs given or adopted by CB radio users are known as "handles".
[2][3] Many truck drivers will call each other "Hand,"[4] or by the name of the company for which they drive.
[citation needed] CB and its distinctive language started in the United States but was then exported to other countries including Mexico, Germany, and Canada.