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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At another Trump barn burner, the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson digressed into a lengthy pornographic reverie about a father spanking his daughter. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024 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 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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