Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burn the coal, pay the toll

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: burn the -coal, -pay the -toll
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to admonish white women who have sexual relationships with black men.

Offensive

Example Sentences

"Lol...burn the coal ...pay the toll."
"Alt-Right troll king likes repeating the phrase "Burn the coal, pay the toll." What does this catchphrase even mean?"
"Julie went to visit granny at the hospital. Granny was old and said crazy things. She kept warning Julie about burning the coal and then paying the toll. What could that mean? Julie was puzzled."
"Burn the coal, pay the toll"
"Burn the coal, pay the toll!!"
"Please note: the LORD is going to punish those who advocate forms of race-mixing. You want to be Globalist miscreants? burn the coal, pay the toll BITCH! At any rate that was on 9/12/84."

Etymology

From burn coal, of a nonblack woman, to seek sexual relationships with black men, and pay the toll, to incur the consequences.

Usage

Offensive

Phrases

the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice

Frequently Paired Words

the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice

Questions

What does burn the coal, pay the toll mean?: Used to admonish white women who have sexual relationships with black men.
Where does burn the coal, pay the toll come from?: From burn coal, of a nonblack woman, to seek sexual relationships with black men, and pay the toll, to incur the consequences.

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