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CB Radio Slang

A Word in Your Ear by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Oct 20, 20250:26:05Education

From "10-4" to "hammer down", Professor Roly Sussex unlocks the secret language of the roads.

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CB Radio Slang is an episode from A Word in Your Ear by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. From "10-4" to "hammer down", Professor Roly Sussex unlocks the secret language of the roads. The episode was published on Oct 20, 2025 and runs fo...

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