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
Arne (1)AHR-ne (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Zinovia-Greek
Radomira-Serbian
Phanuel-Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend
Deorwine-Anglo-Saxon
Wes-English