Thiccc Coal Barge

THIK kohl BARJ · n.

1. A maritime vessel of formidable breadth and displacement, designed for the transport of coal along inland waterways. Its posterior, viewed astern, defies casual description.

2. colloq. The aquatic equivalent of a freight train that refuses to rush for any schedule. Its presence is felt long before it arrives.

Etymology. From Middle English 'barge', derived from Old French 'barge', from Latin 'barca' (small boat). First noted carrying a burden of coal in the 18th century; its thicccness is both literal and figurative.

The captain navigated the thiccc coal barge down the Ohio River, and the wake reshaped local fishing conversations for weeks.

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