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baby bear
What does baby bear mean?
A rookie police officer. Inexperienced, eager, and often the one writing tickets to hit a quota — so not as harmless as the name suggests.
"Baby bear pulled me over for a busted taillight, took twenty minutes writing it up."
Origin
1970s American CB-radio trucker slang, part of the Goldilocks-style bear family (baby/mama/papa) layered onto the 'bear = cop' metaphor.
Frequently asked questions
What does baby bear mean?
It's slang for a rookie cop, fresh out of the academy.
How do you use baby bear in a sentence?
"They paired the baby bear with a veteran for his first few shifts."
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