barnburner
[ bahrn-bur-ner ]
/ ˈbɑrnˌbɜr nər /
noun
Informal. something that is highly exciting, impressive, etc.: The All Stars game was a real barnburner.
Chiefly Pennsylvania. a wooden friction match.
(initial capital letter) a member of the progressive faction in the Democratic Party in New York State 1845–52.Compare Hunker.
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Example sentences from the Web for barnburner
It was a barn-burner, which had the crowd laughing and cheering at his challenges to mainstream media.
Coming from our old home, he tells us the barn-burner has been found, and confessed his crime!
The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio|Harrison AdamsThe poison has done its work, and there is no employment here for a man suspected of being a barn-burner.
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