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Tarheeling

Tarheeling - n. The act of electing to retreat to the locker room prior to the completion of a game for fear that the opposing team's fans might bump into you while storming the court.
Coach Roy Williams was criticized for his Tarheeling during this year's Florida State basketball game.

Many wondered about the plight of the UNC walkons, who were left on the floor to finish the game, when the rest of the UNC team was Tarheeling.

Dickey V. was quick to blame UNC's Tarheeling on the FSU's coach Hamilton.
Tarheeling by _informed_ January 24, 2012
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The word Tar Heel (or, Tarheel) is the nickname given to someone who is a native or resident of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State.

The term allegedly comes from the Colonial Era in which tar was one of North Carolina's major products. It came from the workers who walked through the forrest accumulating the tar on their shoes.

A more colorful explanation comes from the Civil War in which North Carolinian soldiers were abandoned by other retreating soldiers to fight alone. Upon returning to the retreaters, the "Tar Heel Boys" told the other soldiers, "Next time we'll put tar on your heels to make them stick," insinuating that they won't be able to flee.
"God bless the Tar Heel boys," General Robert E. Lee exclaimed, on hearing the story.
Tarheel by Giskard July 13, 2004

Tar Heels 

Name for the athletics teams at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dean Smith was the coach of the basketball Tar Heels and is regarded as the greatest coach in the history of college basketball. He compiled 879 career victories as well as 2 national championships.
The Tar Heels kicked the crap out of the Duke Blue Devils and Coach K last night. I see back pain in Coach K's future.
Tar Heels by bmw5233 September 10, 2006

Tarheel Blue

The specific shade of pastel blue that is worn by the North Carolina Tarheels.
"Look at all the Tarheel Blue in the crowd!"
Tarheel Blue by wtfbihy April 9, 2009
tarheel is a term used to describe someone from North Carolina. The name originated in the civil war era when a union general remarked that the NC rebels must have tar on their heels because they stick to their lines and don't run no matter how intense the battle becomes.
I would hate to fight an army from NC because according to the tarheel legend you can't beat them without totally destroying them.
tarheel by saharadryhumor January 10, 2015

carolina tarheel 

A carolina tarheel is defined by the sexual act of performing a cleveland steamer on his or her partner's chest then placing either the right or left foot upon the previously deposited steaming dump and squishing it, leaving a turd footprint that resembles a tarheel print.
Its my girlfriend's birthday, I am gonna give her a Carolina Tarheel.
carolina tarheel by Ridiculon July 19, 2007
Faggot polesmokers who worship the queerest color under the sun and swear it's a virtue. To wit: "God must love Carolina, he made the sky Tarheel Blue." Fucking Biff and Buffy wannabe East Coast effeminate types who routinely switch gender roles in twisted rituals involving strap-ons. Often preceded with the word "fucking".
Stuart Scott is a fucking Tarheel.
tarheel by Muck November 3, 2004