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How to pronounce “barnburner”
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Pronunciation guide for barnburner
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of barnburner with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- Whose Global Village?
and it was a real barnburner when I brought him
- Definition summary
- (Midland US, idiomatic) A sensationally exciting or successful event or person.
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How to pronounce barnburner
Whose Global Village?

and it was a real barnburner when I brought him
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “barnburner”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (Midland US, idiomatic) A sensationally exciting or successful event or person.
- (slang, chiefly Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland) A strike-anywhere match.
- (literal) One who burns down a barn.
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