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.
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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.
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.
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Get the roughing the diamond mug.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!
-"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!
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