Definition of Barnburner in English :

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Barnburner meaning in English

Meaning of Barnburner in English

Pronunciation of Barnburner in English

Barnburner pronunciation in English

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Barnburner

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Noun

1. barnburner

someone who burns down a barn

2. barnburner

an impressively successful event

Example Sentences:
'the rock concert was a real barnburner'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Barnburner

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noun
Slang
something, esp. a closely contested sports event, that is very exciting, intense, dramatic, etc.

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Barnburner

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n.
Informal
An extremely impressive event or successful outcome: “September will not be any barnburner [for car sales] (Lee Iacocca).

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