Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roll coal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: rol-l -coal
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To emit sooty exhaust fumes from a modified (diesel) engine (fad among anti-environmentalist American truck drivers).

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"“Why don’t you go live in Sweden and get the heck out of our country,” Mr. Blue wrote.” I will continue to roll coal anytime I feel like and fog your stupid eco-cars.”"
"The light turned red, and Jerry peeled into the intersection, hooking left as an oversized pickup truck rolled coal and blared its horn at us. “Sorry!” I screamed for no good reason. Jerry skidded into another right turn."

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

rolls coal (present, singular) rolling coal (participle, present) rolled coal (participle, past) rolled coal (past)

Phrases

coal-rolled coal roller coal-rolling wet stacking

Frequently Paired Words

coal-rolled coal roller coal-rolling wet stacking

Questions

What does roll coal mean?: To emit sooty exhaust fumes from a modified (diesel) engine (fad among anti-environmentalist American truck drivers).

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