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Kojak with a Kodak
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English
Etymology
From TV detective Kojak and the camera brand Kodak; chosen for the rhyme.
Noun
~Kojak:w:~;Kodak:w:~ Kojaks with Kodaks
en CB radio slang A police officer with a radar gun.
en 2011 Marc Cranswick The Cars of American Motors: An Illustrated History 186 One of the AMC-supplied Johnson-brand CB radios was handy to keep tabs on Kojaks with Kodaks, or bears in the air.
en 2015 Matt Cashion Last Words of the Holy Ghost 85 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
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