barnburner



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barnburner

Any thing, event, or occasion that is especially exciting, impressive, and/or successful. I had so much fun at Jonathan's bachelor party last night; it was a real barnburner! The majority of the game was rather lackluster, but it was a barnburner in the final quarter.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eliana (2)-Hebrew
Florettaflo-RE-tah (German)English, German (Rare)
FrederickFRED-ə-rik, FRED-rikEnglish
GodfriedKHAWT-freetDutch
Korneliakawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kawr-NEL-yah (Polish)German, Polish
Paora-Maori