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Action-packed sporting event (Farm)
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barnburner
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Word definitions for barnburner in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who burns down a barn a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) An extremely exciting or successful event or person.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Barnburner \Barn"burn`er\, n. [So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats.] A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, about the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to ...
Usage examples of barnburner.
It had the feel of a serious heat, and considering that it was only May, it probably would be a real barnburner when true summer finally hit.
The Frost Giants, the Dark Elves, Niflhel's denizens in revolt, civil war in Asgard, a real barnburner of a mess developing on Earth, and Muspell—holy cow, what was I supposed to do about Muspell?
The Frost Giants, the Dark Elves, Niflhel's denizens in revolt, civil war in Asgard, a real barnburner of a mess developing on Earth, and Muspell—holy cow, what was I supposed to do about Muspell?