Kojak with a Kodak

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Kojak with a Kodak (plural Kojaks with Kodaks)

  1. (CB radio, slang) A police officer with a radar gun.
    • 2011, Marc Cranswick, The Cars of American Motors: An Illustrated History, page 186:
      One of the AMC-supplied Johnson-brand CB radios was handy to keep tabs on Kojaks with Kodaks, or bears in the air.
    • 2015, Matt Cashion, Last Words of the Holy Ghost, page 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 []