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barnburner

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: barnburner

1
 n
someone who burns down a barn
2
 n
an impressively successful event
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: barnburner
1

n someone who burns down a barn

Type of:
arsonist, firebug, incendiary
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
2

n an impressively successful event

“the rock concert was a real barnburner”
Type of:
success
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
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