A person who is home-schooled (or home-educated). They are so named because they do not go to school, much like the children of the past who worked in the coal mines.
by Markus McParkus September 09, 2005
by coalifan July 24, 2021
A person whose skin color is so black that they resemble a walking, talking (possibly soft-shoeing) piece of coal. He/she could stand in front of a black-painted wall and do a cheshire cat routine.
Yaphet Kotto: "My dear Wesley, you're looking quite black today."
Wesley Snipes: "Moi? Pish, tosh. You, my friend, are a block of solid carbon."
Sambo: "Y'all are coalies."
Wesley Snipes: "Moi? Pish, tosh. You, my friend, are a block of solid carbon."
Sambo: "Y'all are coalies."
by Golda Meir June 27, 2007
"Coalie" is a colloquial term used to refer to the city of Coalinga, which is pronounced faster than the full name.
by youngslobe March 31, 2023