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burning coal

burning coal is the present participle and gerund 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 burning coal

What is burning coal the present participle and gerund of?
Burning coal is the present participle and gerund of burn coal.

Words near burning coal in the dictionary

  1. burning bar
  2. burning bars
  3. burning bread
  4. burning bush
  5. burning bushes
  6. burning coal
  7. burning daylight
  8. burning down
  9. burning feet syndrome
  10. burning glass
  11. burning glasses

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