10-4
English
Alternative forms
- ten-four
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtɛnˈfɔː(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Interjection
10-4
- (CB slang) Affirmative.
- “Are you pulling in at the next truckstop?” “That's a big 10-4 on that.”
- 1975, C.W. McCall and Chip Davis (lyrics), “Convoy”, in Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
- By golly, it's clean clear to Flag Town, c'mon
Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there, Pig Pen.
- Message received, understood, acknowledged.
See also
- 10-20
- CB radio