tarheel

Tar Heel

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Definitions of tarheel word

noun tarheel a native or inhabitant of North Carolina (used as a nickname). 1
noun tarheel a nickname for a native or inhabitant of North Carolina 0
modifier tarheel of or relating to a native or inhabitant of North Carolina 0
noun tarheel a person born or living in North Carolina, called the Tarheel State 0

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Origin of tarheel

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Tarheel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tarheel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tarheel usage trend in Literature

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