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bear noun- in the US, a motorway patrol officer or state trooper; a police officer in the UK US, 1975
Shortened from SMOKEY THE BEAR- But they’s a roadblock up on the cloverleaf / And them bears is wall-to-wall[.] — C.W. McCall, Convoy, 1976
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, April 1977
- — Peter Chippindale, The British CB Book, p. 151, 1981
- No cops around. No bears in the woods from One-twenty-eight all the way the terminal. — George V. Higgins, The Rat on Fire, p. 105, 1981
- a hairy and stocky man, of a type beloved by some homosexuals US
- — Kevin Dilallo, The Unofficial Gay Manual, p. 237, 1994
- In some cities, particularly San Francisco, “bears” are very popular. — John Preston, Hustling, p. 48, 1994
- For gay men, the Bear represents the next wave of gay masculinity after the Clone, one of queerdom’s most enduring trends. — Sydney Star Observer, p. 44, 11 March 1994
- The bears are sweating in a huddle down by the Rembrandt, the chi-chi camp boys are flouncing petulantly up and down[.] — Attitude, p. 34, October 2003
- a boisterous, rowdy or aggressive young man, especially in the context of heavy drinking UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
- He’s no a bad guy, just a bit of a bear. — Michael Munro, The Complete Patter, 1996
- a building-site or oil-rig worker UK: SCOTLAND
- Hes the kind of a manager that enjoys a crack with the bears after work. — Michael Munro, The Complete Patter, 1996
- an unattractive woman US
- — Arnold Shaw, Dictionary of American Pop/Rock, p. 30, 1982
- a cautious and conservative poker player US
- — George Percy, The Language of Poker, p. 8, 1988
- a difficult task or situation US
- — Andy Anonymous, A Basic Guide to Campusology, p. 2, 1966
- the co-pilot or navigator in an F-4 or F-105 military aircraft US
- He’s a man who flies, but don’t fly / Bear of the sky. — Joseph Tuso, Singing the Vietnam Blues, p. 52, 1990: Bear of the Sky
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