Kojak with a Kodak

noun

A police officer with a radar gun.

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Meanings

nounKojak with a Kodak (plural Kojaks with Kodaks)

plural Kojaks with Kodaks

  1. slangCB radioA police officer with a radar gun.

    One of the AMC-supplied Johnson-brand CB radios was handy to keep tabs on Kojaks with Kodaks, or bears in the air.

    2011, Marc Cranswick, The Cars of American Motors: An Illustrated History, page 186
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    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 […]

    2015, Matt Cashion, Last Words of the Holy Ghost, page 85

Origin

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

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APA

Kojak with a Kodak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kojak%20with%20a%20Kodak

MLA

“Kojak with a Kodak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kojak%20with%20a%20Kodak. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kojak with a Kodak,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kojak%20with%20a%20Kodak.

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