barn burner

noun

: one that arouses much interest or excitement
the game should be a real barn burner

Examples of barn burner in a Sentence

The game should be a real barn burner.
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That’s never happened before in NFL history! 20d ago / 7:22 PM PDT Copied Share The Packers answer with another touchdown Rohan Nadkarni A barn burner in Brazil. NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024 Our job is to cover the immediate past in full, living color, whether the contest is a barn burner or a rout. John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 The first WrestleMania main event between two Black performers is a barn burner. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024 Patterson Mill girls basketball is fortunate Rich Wilhelm’s voice travels because in a barn burner of a Class 1A North II final, there was much to talk his team through. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for barn burner 

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barn burner was in 1951

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“Barn burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn%20burner. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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