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burned coal

burned coal is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about burned coal

What is burned coal the simple past and past participle of?
Burned coal is the simple past and past participle of burn coal.

Words near burned coal in the dictionary

  1. burne
  2. burned
  3. burned a hole in someone's pocket
  4. burned away
  5. burned bread
  6. burned coal
  7. burned daylight
  8. burned down
  9. burned in
  10. burned off
  11. burned one down

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