Smokey Bear

Smokey Bear
or[Smokey-the-Bear] or[the Smokies] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} A policeman; a patrol car; frequently abbreviated as Smokey. * /Slow down, Smokey's ahead!/ * /A Smokey is on the move, heading east./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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