burn rubber verb2 •(informal) To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.“We’re rammed to the gills with foreigners doing mad shit. You can’t do this to Irish people. I’m getting out of this country, I’m burning rubber. It’s not safe to walk around here.” — 2023 •(slang) To move quickly; to go or leave quickly. formsburned rubber · burnt rubber · burning rubber · burns rubber