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burn the coal

burn the coal is the alternative form of burn coal.

Meaning of burn coal

Verb

burn coal (third-person singular simple present burns coal, present participle burning coal, simple past and past participle burned coal or burnt coal)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, slang) Of a nonblack person, usually a woman, to seek sexual relationships with black people, usually men.
    • "Not for you, nigger," she spat at him. "When I left you I was through burning coal."1946, Esquire, volume 25, page 158
  2. (literally) To burn coal, usually for heat.

Forms of burn the coal

third-person singular presentburns the coal
present participleburning the coal
past participleburned the coal
pastburned the coal
past participleburnt the coal
pastburnt the coal

Words formed from burn the coal

Questions about burn the coal

What is burn the coal the alternative form of?
Burn the coal is the alternative form of burn coal.

Words near burn the coal in the dictionary

  1. burn someone at the stake
  2. burn someone's ass
  3. burn someone's ears
  4. burn that bridge when one comes to it
  5. burn the candle at both ends
  6. burn the coal
  7. burn the coal, pay the toll
  8. burn the midnight oil
  9. burn the roof
  10. burn the water
  11. burn through

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burn the coal (page history and authors); burn coal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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