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Roughneck

A person who preforms manual labor in the oilfields, typically in a drilling capacity. Can be onshore or offshore. Personnel who work in the oilfields but are not involved with drilling are not true roughnecks. Roughnecks are know for their perverted sense of humor, frequent cussing, high pay, and as being some of the hardest working folks you'll ever know. Roughnecks can be oilfield-trash but not all of them are.
Look at those Roughnecks over yonder trippin' that string. Look at those boys go!
by westtexaswildcatter January 9, 2012
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roughing it like the 90's

To go out and about without a cell phone or a lap top.
"My cell phone's broken, I'm gonna be roughing it like the 90's for awhile."
by stupid_american December 2, 2009
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Roughneck

Noun

Most commonly known as a member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller. It can also mean cruel and brutal person.
Toby Keith used to be a roughneck, his father was also one.
by Swarsfanatic June 7, 2005
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Roughing up the clam

Roughing up the clam, Scrubbing the clam, roughing the diamond, playing with yourself, getting off, spending some private time
by edenmanon January 22, 2009
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roughing the diamond

Rachel was highly embarrassed when Adam walked in on her roughing the diamond
by Sped64 February 10, 2006
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Roughnice

It is much like the word bittersweet in that it is something that is both rough(bad) and nice(good) at the same time. it originated based on events in college such as hooking up with a very ugly girl or taking too big of a hit off of the bong and then coughing uncontrollably.
"Dude, i hooked up with Ariel last night..."
-"fuck.. roughnice."

"Last night i took twenty-two shots last night and woke up in my vomit on the side walk, but from what i remember it was the best night of my life."
-"Roughnice."

Or even: A suicide kill on Super Smash Brothers.
-Roughnice!
by Thaddyisyodaddy January 11, 2008
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roughneck

a hoodlum, a streetwise toughguy, typically from a heavily industrialized area. Roughnecks usually have a chip on their shoulder the size of Arkansas.
Those Pawtucket Roughnecks are always looking for a fight.
by T-Dog Jenkins April 30, 2005
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