smokey noun2 •A state trooper.The middle position, or "rocking chair," is so called because the drivers in the middle don't have to worry about watching for smokeys. — 1977 •(slang) A cop, a police officer. formssmokeys · smokies
Smokey noun3 •Highway patrolman.Unless Smokeys were engaged in an active pursuit, they had to stick to highways and pass off suspicious vehicles to local units. — 1997 •Alternative form of Smokey Bear. •A campaign hat.She was with the engineers but she wanted to be a drill instructor, and she asked me one day, she said, 'How come you all don't wear the Smokeys? — 2007 formsSmokeys