10-4

10-4

OK; all right. Used to indicate affirmation or acknowledgment. The phrase comes from CB radio, which was commonly used (especially by truck drivers) before the proliferation of cell phones. A: "I'm going to pull over up ahead." B: "10-4." 10-4, good buddy. I'll wait for you at the next rest stop. A: "We both need to get there by 8 o'clock. 10-4?" B: "10-4."

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10-4

verb

See ten-four

ten-four

and 10-4

interj. okay. (Citizens band radio.) Ten-four, old buddy. I will do that.

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