barnburner



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barnburner

Any thing, event, or occasion that is especially exciting, impressive, and/or successful. I had so much fun at Jonathan's bachelor party last night; it was a real barnburner! The majority of the game was rather lackluster, but it was a barnburner in the final quarter.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bernice['bə:nis]
Antonettean-tə-NETEnglish
Odell[əu'del]
Zahi-Arabic
Blanchard-Ancient Germanic
Ioneie-O-nee (English), IE-o-nee (English), ie-ON (English)Greek Mythology, English