barnburner
Meanings
Plural: barnburners
Noun
- someone who burns down a barn
- an impressively successful event
- "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
- A sensationally exciting or successful event or person.
- A strike-anywhere match.
- One who burns down a barn.
Origin / Etymology
From barn + burner, from the idea of burning down a barn to get rid of a rat infestation.
Synonyms
Antonyms
safety match
Scrabble Score: 14
barnburner is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbarnburner is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 19
barnburner is a valid Words With Friends word