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Tarheeling
Tarheeling - n. The act of electing to retreat to the locker room prior to the completion of a game for fear that the opposing team's fans might bump into you while storming the court.
Coach Roy Williams was criticized for his Tarheeling during this year's Florida State basketball game.
Many wondered about the plight of the UNC walkons, who were left on the floor to finish the game, when the rest of the UNC team was Tarheeling.
Dickey V. was quick to blame UNC's Tarheeling on the FSU's coach Hamilton.
Many wondered about the plight of the UNC walkons, who were left on the floor to finish the game, when the rest of the UNC team was Tarheeling.
Dickey V. was quick to blame UNC's Tarheeling on the FSU's coach Hamilton.
Tarheeling by _informed_ January 24, 2012
Related Words
Tarkeel • Tarheel • tarteel • takeela • Takeeli • Tarheel Blue • Tarheeling • Tarkeem • carolina tarheel • Tarek ElHajj
Tarteel
Tarheel
The word Tar Heel (or, Tarheel) is the nickname given to someone who is a native or resident of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State.
The term allegedly comes from the Colonial Era in which tar was one of North Carolina's major products. It came from the workers who walked through the forrest accumulating the tar on their shoes.
A more colorful explanation comes from the Civil War in which North Carolinian soldiers were abandoned by other retreating soldiers to fight alone. Upon returning to the retreaters, the "Tar Heel Boys" told the other soldiers, "Next time we'll put tar on your heels to make them stick," insinuating that they won't be able to flee.
The term allegedly comes from the Colonial Era in which tar was one of North Carolina's major products. It came from the workers who walked through the forrest accumulating the tar on their shoes.
A more colorful explanation comes from the Civil War in which North Carolinian soldiers were abandoned by other retreating soldiers to fight alone. Upon returning to the retreaters, the "Tar Heel Boys" told the other soldiers, "Next time we'll put tar on your heels to make them stick," insinuating that they won't be able to flee.
Tarheel Blue
Tarheel Blue by wtfbihy April 9, 2009
tarheel
tarheel is a term used to describe someone from North Carolina. The name originated in the civil war era when a union general remarked that the NC rebels must have tar on their heels because they stick to their lines and don't run no matter how intense the battle becomes.
I would hate to fight an army from NC because according to the tarheel legend you can't beat them without totally destroying them.
tarheel by saharadryhumor January 10, 2015
carolina tarheel
A carolina tarheel is defined by the sexual act of performing a cleveland steamer on his or her partner's chest then placing either the right or left foot upon the previously deposited steaming dump and squishing it, leaving a turd footprint that resembles a tarheel print.
carolina tarheel by Ridiculon July 19, 2007
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