blackstuff

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

black +‎ stuff, popularized by the 1982 BBC television series Boys from the Blackstuff.

Noun[edit]

blackstuff (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang) Tarmac.
    • 2013, Lisa Selvidge, Summer Times in the Algarve, page 130:
      I continue my climb along the road that once was dirt and pebbles but now is freshly paved with blackstuff.