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
Pompiliu-Romanian
Cephalus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Rizvan-Turkish
VanceVANTSEnglish
Camillo-Italian
JocelynJAHS-lin (English), JAHS-ə-lin (English)English, French