The tutor shares another term from the farming culture he grew up in.

I don’t often hear the word “barnburner,” but of course I don’t live in the culture it’s probably from. Neither my Webster’s, nor my Collins, contains it, but my Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English does.

A barnburner is a positively sensational event. For example, a party at which everyone had a memorably fun and exciting time might be considered a “barnburner.”

May the term apply to holiday festivities that are intended to be thrilling.

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.