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Kojak with a Kodak

Kojak with a Kodak noun: a police officer with a radar gun.

Noun

Kojak with a Kodak (plural Kojaks with Kodaks)

  1. (slang, CB radio) A police officer with a radar gun.
    • One of the AMC-supplied Johnson-brand CB radios was handy to keep tabs on Kojaks with Kodaks, or bears in the air.2011, Marc Cranswick, The Cars of American Motors: An Illustrated History, page 186
    • He was listening for reports of Kojaks with Kodaks, or bear sightings (cop alerts) at his front door (ahead of him), especially plain wrappers (unmarked police cars) parked at specific yardsticks (mile-markers) taking pictures […]2015, Matt Cashion, Last Words of the Holy Ghost, page 85

Forms of Kojak with a Kodak

pluralKojaks with Kodaks

Origin of Kojak with a Kodak

From TV detective Kojak and the camera brand Kodak; chosen for the rhyme.

Questions about Kojak with a Kodak

What does Kojak with a Kodak mean?
Kojak with a Kodak means a police officer with a radar gun.
What part of speech is Kojak with a Kodak?
Kojak with a Kodak is a noun.
What is the plural of Kojak with a Kodak?
The plural of Kojak with a Kodak is Kojaks with Kodaks.

Words near Kojak with a Kodak in the dictionary

  1. Koivu
  2. Koiwai
  3. Koizumi
  4. Koizumis
  5. Kojac
  6. Kojak with a Kodak
  7. Kojaks with Kodaks
  8. kojang
  9. kojangs
  10. kojate
  11. kojates

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