skunk in the wood pile 

An old saying that means that someone has a little black in them somewhere. Skunk refferring to an African American relative and wood pile representing the family tree.

See that white kid dance....shit, he must have a little skunk in the wood pile.

skunk in the wood pile by ozsevenzero May 24, 2008

Nigger in the wood pile 

A problem with a phone system.
The expression was coined by a pioneer for phone technicians and was carried on through apprentices and journymen. Today it is used in limited numbers among veteran phone technicians.

"Well, I tell ya...I can't seem to get the 2600 frequency to trunk. I reckon there's a nigger in the wood pile, boy."

Nigger in the wood pile by Joshua Denver April 30, 2006

Nigger in the wood pile 

When something is surprising or obscure.

When you find out you're 3% eastern European, grandma says "that's the nigger in the wood pile"

Nigger in the wood pile by Dr. Delarney May 10, 2025

Indian pile driver

A derogatory term. When someone around you is real shitty behind the wheel

“Get the fuck off the road you Indian pile driver

Indian pile driver by 123colinrox May 21, 2019

Free-Pileing 

Adj. The act of searching through a room that houses miscellaneous unwanted items in order to find something for yourself. Originating in the Berkeley Cooperative System, the term specifically refers to hunting through the "free pile room" where old co-opers leave their unwanted items to avoid clutter in the moving process.

"Sweet, I just found a pair of mannequin legs while free-pileing that I can put in my room!"

"I need a costume for the co-op party. Time to go free-pileing!"

Free-Pileing by pawn takes queen December 16, 2011