/smoh"kee/ , n. , pl. smokeys . ( often cap. ) Slang.
1. an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
2. a state police car. Also called Smokey Bear .
[ 1970-75, Amer.; shortened from Smokey the Bear, a cartoon figure used in the U. S. Forest Service's fire prevention campaign, depicted wearing a hat similar to those worn by state police officers ]