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BARNBURNER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An impressively successful event
Example:
the rock concert was a real barnburner
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("barnburner" is a kind of...):
success (an event that accomplishes its intended purpose)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who burns down a barn
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("barnburner" is a kind of...):
arsonist; firebug; incendiary (a criminal who illegally sets fire to property)
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