What's your 1020 mean?

The phrase essentially means, “What is your location?” or “Identify your position,” but is a corrupted phrase from the original “10-20” used by law enforcement to verbally encode their radio transmissions so that non-police listeners would not easily discover police operations, as well as to communicate quicker and ...
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What does 1020 mean in radio talk?

10-10: Transmission completed, standing by. 10-11: Talking too rapidly. 10-12: Visitors present ... Shhhh! 10-13: Advise weather/road conditions.
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Where did the phrase What's your 20 come from?

What's your 20? is part of a system of radio codes called 10-codes. They developed in the late 1930s when police squads began using two-way radio to communicate. One was 10-20, meaning “location.” Asking What's your 20? emerged as a way to seek another's whereabouts.
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What does 20 mean in slang?

Overview. “What's your 20?” is shorthand for 'where are you' or 'what's your location'. It's a phrase adopted from the Trucking and CB Radio community.
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What does Rubber Duck mean in CB talk?

"Rubber duck" – the first vehicle in a convoy. "Rubbernecker" – Vehicles that further slow down or impede already congested traffic by rotating their heads 180 degrees to view the accident or traffic incident and not paying attention to the road ahead.
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What does 10100 mean?

10-100. Bathroom Break (CB radio) 10-100. In Hot Pursuit/Chase (Alabama Public Safety Radio Code) Copyright 1988-2018 AcronymFinder.com, All rights reserved.
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What does a 10 10 mean?

Love & Twin Flame Union

1010 meaning in Love is telling you that everything will be okay and it's all going according to your plans and desires. 1010 means that the best times are coming and you should expect good things from love and life right now because 1010 Angel Number is sending them to you.
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What's your 6 mean?

In the military, “Got your six” means “I've got your back.” The saying originated with World War I fighter pilots referencing a pilot's rear as the six o'clock position.
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What does 202 mean in texting?

Definition. 202. Request Accepted (HTTP status code; uncompleted request for processing)
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What is a 10 10 police code?

What does police code 10-10 mean? Police code 10-10 means Negative / Fight in progress.
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What's your 10-4 mean?

10-4 is a way of saying “message received” in radio communications. It's also used as a way to “you got it.”
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What is a 10-4 in police code?

Ten-codes, especially "10-4" (meaning "understood") first reached public recognition in the mid- to late-1950s through the popular television series Highway Patrol, with Broderick Crawford. Crawford would reach into his patrol car to use the microphone to answer a call and precede his response with "10-4".
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Why do truckers say breaker 19?

You see, when a trucker says this, he or she is asking permission to break into the conversation other truckers are having on their Citizen Band (CB) radios, on Channel 19.
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What are the 10 radio codes?

Walkie Talkie "10 Codes"
  • 10-1 = Receiving poorly.
  • 10-2 = Receiving well.
  • 10-3 = Stop transmitting.
  • 10-4 = Message received.
  • 10-5 = Relay message to ___
  • 10-6 = Busy, please stand by.
  • 10-7 = Out of service, leaving the air.
  • 10-8 = In service, subject to call.
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What is the 10 code for bathroom break?

WHAT DOES 10-1 MEAN ON A FILM SET? On a film set, 10-1 is the walkie talkie code for the bathroom.
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What does I got your 12 mean?

Others terms aren't as easy to decipher: • 12. It means law enforcement or the police, and is also often proceeded by the f-word on signs.
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What does 3 o'clock mean?

three o'clock (uncountable) (In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00). The front desk closes at three o'clock (= "The front desk closes at 3:00 a.m.").
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What does 10 78 I got your 6 mean?

WWI pilots were the first to say, "I got your six," meaning they've got you covered so the enemy can't come up behind your back and kill you. "I got your six" means "I got your back.” It declares a story of loyalty . . . I'm loyal to you.
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What does 11 mean in chat?

"One Better Than 10" is the most common definition for 11 on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
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How do you spell YEET?

Yeet is an exclamation of excitement, approval, surprise, or all-around energy, often as issued when doing a dance move or throwing something.
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What does 10 10 on the side mean?

Last transmission not received; repeat your last transmission. 10-10. CB user will cease broadcasting but will continue to listen. ("I'm 10-10 on the side.")
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What is a 1080 police code?

Police code 10-80 means Pursuit in progress.
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What is a 10 13 police code?

10-13 Advise weather and road conditions. 10-14 Citizen holding suspect. 10-15 Prisoner in custody. 10-16 Pick up prisoner.
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