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burnt coal

burnt 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 burnt coal

What is burnt coal the simple past and past participle of?
Burnt coal is the simple past and past participle of burn coal.

Words near burnt coal in the dictionary

  1. burnt
  2. burnt a hole in someone's pocket
  3. burnt away
  4. burnt bread
  5. Burnt Bridge
  6. burnt coal
  7. burnt cream
  8. burnt daylight
  9. burnt down
  10. burnt ear
  11. burnt ears

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