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coal face 

Originally used with reference to miners i.e those who remove coal from the 'face' of the mine, its now more commonly used to mean any work closest to the frontline
Managers have no idea how hard it is for a sparky these days because they never have to work at the coal face.
I love pulling apart engines. Its great to get my hands dirty at the coal face.
coal face by Chill Pills October 13, 2007
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coolface 

The facial expression one makes to silently assert one's innocence under the scrutinous eye of an authority figure, typically involing squinted eyes and a large. toothy grin.

Not to be confused with the trollface.
Troll2: "Oh shit, it's the cops! Put on your coolface!"

Troll1: *rolls down window*

Cop: "Son, do you know how f-"

Troll1: *coolface* "Problem, officer?"

Troll1: *coolface*

Troll1: *coolface*

Cop: Get the fuck out of here.
coolface by Krasnak December 28, 2010

Coolface 

Coolface is what the YouTubefags call the Trollface.
"Problem officer?" said the Tubefag, thinking ha's unique because he calls it Coolface/
Coolface by KawaiiMelon April 4, 2011

Coal-Face 

Derogatory term used for a Nigger, because coal is black, and niggers are black, so they have coal-faces.
Yo nigGa, u luk likes uve come from the mines, u coal-faced black bastard
Coal-Face by Seedhouse December 6, 2004

coal face 

n. a person of african or african american descent.
coal face by Anonymous April 29, 2003

CoolFace 

CoolFace is the coolest name in the world. It started out as a replacement for the name "Cloud" in Final Fantasy 7 because the originator had thought that "Cloud" had "a cool face". From there, it has evolved to a name used by 1337 Starcraft players.
Gosh CoolFace, Don't cannon rush me you cuntwaffle.
CoolFace by Caboose May 26, 2004
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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