Results for “traffic island”

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island
noun

A roundabout — Brummies call traffic islands, well, islands.

#brummie#birmingham#midlands#british
Reddit hug of death
noun phrase

When a link hits Reddit's front page and the traffic spike instantly crashes the destination site.

#reddit#traffic#internet-culture#phenomenon
hoss road
noun

The street. Literally the 'horse road' — the bit where the traffic goes.

#brummie#black country#transport#midlands
fudgie
noun

Northern Michigan slang for a tourist, especially one buying fudge on Mackinac Island.

#michigan#mackinac#tourism#regional
Bear in the air
phrase

A cop watching traffic from a plane or chopper.

#trucker#cb-radio#police#aviation
Wall paper
noun

A traffic ticket — useless paper to frame on your wall.

#trucker#cb-radio#ticket#police
10-33
interjection

Emergency traffic — everyone else shut up and clear the channel.

#trucker#cb-radio#ten-code#emergency
jam sandwich
noun

UK traffic patrol car with a red stripe down a white body.

#police#uk#traffic#livery
togs or crib
noun

See 'crib' — South Island holiday home

#australian#aussie#housing#regional
tapón
noun

Traffic jam (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#transport
More to follow
phrase

Radio proword: the sender still has additional traffic.

#military#army#radio#proword
Break break
phrase

Radio proword: interrupt for urgent traffic on a busy net.

#military#army#radio#proword
stop-and-go lights
noun

Wisconsin phrase for traffic lights.

#american#regional#wisconsin#traffic
sig alert
noun

LA traffic term for a lane-blocking jam of 30+ minutes.

#american#regional#los-angeles#traffic
Agbero
noun

A motor-park tout who collects fares, directs traffic, or hassles commuters for money.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
Go Slow
noun

A traffic jam.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african