When I talk to friends, both on and offline, I see that they do not always understand me. Kylen and Bozena probably have the least bit of trouble with me because we are all from the same part of California. However I have picked up some other stuff from my truck driving experiance and hanging around with fellow members of a local antique tractor club. I figured that since DJ talks the same way as I do I should probably put up a little dictionary to translate our redneck language into plain English.

I know this isn't in alphabetical order, bear with me.

Rig:
Semi truck (tractor trailer combination)

Bobtail:
Straight truck. Where the load is hauled on the same frame as the engine, like a U-Haul truck or a bus.

Smokey:
Highway Patrolman

Bear:
See Smokey

Pig:
City cop.

5-0:
See Pig. (No offense to anybody in or with a family member in Law Enforcement.)

FPD:
Joke term for cigarette lighter. "Fire Producing Device"

Hella:
Very, a lot of. "It's hella cold out there." "Gas is getting hella expensive." This word is common to Northern California *Winks at his fellow Sacrementans.*

Stoag:
Cigatette.

Dip:
Chewing tobacco.

Highball:
To move fast in a vehicle, usualy a large truck or a train.

Jam:
To shift gears.

Bang:
See Jam.

Juce:
Electricity.

Go-juce:
Fuel; gas or diesel.

Puke & Choke:
Fastfood resturant

Kodak:
Photo enforced intersection.