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Meaning of Tar Heel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of North Carolinian.
US, slang
A small town in Bladen County, North Carolina.
A person associated with or supportive of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
US, slang
An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Kentucky.

Examples

“I'm a Tar Heel born I'm a Tar Heel bred And when I die I'm a Tar Heel dead.”

“Michael Jordan is one of many Tar Heel basketball standouts.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Tar Heel State tar paper tar sand tar spot TAR syndrome tar water