barnburner

Noun
  1. Someone who burns down a barn (synset 109859162)
    is a type of: arsonist, firebug, incendiary - a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
  2. An impressively successful event (synset 107333999)
    "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: success - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

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