Trucker Slang for Cities

CB Slang for Cities

We’ve covered CB 10 codes in a previous article, but there’s more to CB radio slang than just a string of numbers. Here is a list of terms for various cities across continental North America.

Term – City

The Big A – Atlanta, Georgia

Air Capital – Wichita, Kansas 

Armadillo – Amarillo, Texas 

The Alamo – San Antonio, Texas 

The Astrodome – Houston, Texas 

The Apple – New York City 

Bean Town – Boston, Mass. 

Beer City – Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

Big D – Dallas, Texas 

Big O – Omaha, Nebraska 

Bull City – Durham, North Carolina 

Bikini – Miami, Florida 

Bright Lights – Kansas City, Missouri 

Capital City – Raleigh, North Carolina 

CB Town – Council Bluffs, Iowa 

Charm City – Baltimore, Maryland 

Cigar City – Tampa, Florida 

Circle City – Indianapolis, Indiana 

The Cities – Minneapolis and St. Paul, Mn 

Cow Town – Calgary, Alberta 

The Dirty – Cleveland, Ohio 

The Flag or Flagpole – Flagstaff, Arizona 

Philly – Philadelphia, Pa 

The Gateway – St. Louis, Missouri 

Gold City – Goldsboro, North Carolina 

Guitar – Nashville, Tennessee 

Hog Town – Toronto, Ontario 

Hotlanta – Atlanta, Georgia 

The Irish – South Bend, Indiana 

Lost Wages – Las Vegas, Nevada 

Mardi Gras – New Orleans, Louisiana 

Mile High – Denver, Colorado 

Motor City – Detroit, Michigan 

Music City – Nashville, Tennessee 

The Nickel – Buffalo, New York 

Okie City – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 

The Peg – Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Queen City – Charlotte, North Carolina 

The Rubber – Akron, Ohio 

Sack of Tomatoes – Sacramento, California 

Shaky City – Los Angeles, California 

Steel City or Town – Pittsburgh, Pa 

The Swamp – Montreal, Quebec 

Windy City – Chicago, Illinois 

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