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burns coal

burns coal is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 burns coal

What is burns coal the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Burns coal is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn coal.

Words near burns coal in the dictionary

  1. burnproof
  2. burns
  3. burns a hole in someone's pocket
  4. burns away
  5. burns bread
  6. burns coal
  7. Burns Creek
  8. burns daylight
  9. Burns dinner
  10. burns down
  11. burns in

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