barnstormv.

Brit.

/ˈbɑːnstɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈbɑrnˌstɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: barn n., storm v.

Etymology: < barn n. + storm v. (compare senses 6 and 7 at that entry), after barnstormer n.

1. intransitive. Originally Theatre slang. Of an (esp. theatrical) entertainer: to travel rapidly around within an area, often as part of a travelling company, giving performances, esp. in rural or makeshift venues. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way. Originally, theatrical performances of this type often took place in barns or farm buildings; they were sometimes disparagingly characterized as melodramatic in their mode of presentation, which may have given rise to sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [verb (intransitive)] > tour rural districts

barnstorm1883

1847 [implied in: Colonial Times (Hobart, Van Diemen's Land) 16 Apr. (advt.) The barn-storming manager and his troop. (at barnstorming adj. 1)].

1876 N.Y. Daily Herald 28 Oct. (advt.) The undersigned would respectfully warn managers of theatres, exhibition halls, &c., to beware of numerous gangs of impostors barn storming through the country styling themselves Georgia Jubilee Singers.

1887 Times (Philadelphia) 30 Jan. 3/2 At one time the sole proprietor of the money-making little opera house on Eleventh street, Sanford has barn-stormed the country.

1949 Here & Now (N.Z.) Oct. 30/1 The National Orchestra..has this year been barnstorming with opera, and latterly with concert programmes, taking in provincial centres.

2006 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 1 Oct. e1 (heading) A couple of actors are barnstorming the state with a show meant to get people thinking—and talking, civilly—about the sensitive topic [of taxation].

2. In extended use.

a. intransitive. Sport (originally and chiefly U.S.). Of a sports team or sportsperson: to tour through an area playing friendly games, matches, etc., against local teams or players. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [verb (intransitive)] > tour

barnstorm1896

1891 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 7 Nov. 4/2 In the east the rival champions have been ‘barnstorming’, but a meeting is out of the question.

1907 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 14 Feb. 1/2 The Litchfield, Can., team which will train here..will barnstorm on the way home.

1967 Z. Hollander Baseball Lingo 12 Baseball teams barnstorm in the spring, playing exhibitions on their way home from training camps.

2022 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 19 Feb. c14 The players have been barnstorming with the Secret Dream Gap Tour, which has events scheduled for Ottawa next weekend and Washington March 3-6.

b. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. Of a politician or political party: to tour an area making a number of brief stops to hold meetings in order to gather support during an election or as part of a political campaign. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way. Cf. earlier barnstormer n. 2a.

ΚΠ

1892 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 17 Mar. 4/4 It would be a mistake to suppose that he is barn-storming that region just for spectacular and oratorical purposes. He is doing just enough of that sort of thing to head off the charge that his candidacy falls flat.

1896 Congress. Rec. 7 Apr. 3661/1 [He] was barnstorming down in Georgia in favor of a gold monometallism.

1968 AFL-CIO News 10 Aug. 8/2 He barnstormed the country on behalf of GOP congressional candidates.

2006 Africa News (Nexis) 21 Feb. President Mwanawasa barnstormed the Luapula Province making election promises and patching up his differences with the traditional rulers.

2019 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 31 Mar. d3 [She is] one of eight presidential candidates to barnstorm through New Hampshire in a frenzied week of campaigning about 600 days from the election.

c. intransitive. Of an aeroplane pilot, aerobatics team, etc.: to tour an area giving informal displays (typically of aerial stunts or manoeuvres) and sightseeing flights. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > aerobatics > perform aerobatics [verb (intransitive)]

split-arse1917

stunt1917

barnstorm1928

aerobat1930

1927 C. A. Lindbergh ‘We’ i. 28 We barnstormed most of the Nebraska towns southeast of Lincoln together, and it is to him that I owe my first practical experience in cross-country flying.

1928 L. Gravatt Pioneers of Air 210 He gave exhibitions at county fairs, or barnstormed as the pilots say.

1933 B. Willoughby Alaskans All 90 I had an old army plane, and as a gypsy flyer I barnstormed thirty-seven states.

1938 Times 19 July 14/5 Mr. Steve Reich, who had barnstormed with him in 1931, was as surprised as everybody else to hear he had flown to Ireland.

2002 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 3 July c1 [The] president of the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based organization and owner of a private airstrip in West Alexandria, said she couldn't think of any women who barnstorm as a sole occupation.

3. intransitive. To perform or behave in a melodramatic, overblown, or exaggerated manner; to bluster; (in later use also) to perform spectacularly or brilliantly. Also: to move or progress in such a manner (also transitive with one's way, etc.).

ΚΠ

1945 Gloucestershire Echo 10 Apr. 3/7 Edward Little, who filled the part of Sergius at short notice, took the bull by the horns and barnstormed his way through the play.

1958 Times 26 Apr. 4/7 Mr. Joseph Satariano clowns and barnstorms amusingly in the appropriate manner.

2002 Amer. Record Guide July 139/1 Peterkova is formidably alive to the possibilities of each [piece]..and barnstorms through both of them in a fashion that [etc.].

2022 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 36 She has barnstormed through the tournament, conceding a meagre 17 games on her way through to the final.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022; most recently modified version published online December 2022).

单词	barnstorm
释义	barnstormv. Brit. /ˈbɑːnstɔːm/, U.S. /ˈbɑrnˌstɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: barn n., storm v. Etymology: < barn n. + storm v. (compare senses 6 and 7 at that entry), after barnstormer n. 1. intransitive. Originally Theatre slang. Of an (esp. theatrical) entertainer: to travel rapidly around within an area, often as part of a travelling company, giving performances, esp. in rural or makeshift venues. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way. Originally, theatrical performances of this type often took place in barns or farm buildings; they were sometimes disparagingly characterized as melodramatic in their mode of presentation, which may have given rise to sense 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [verb (intransitive)] > tour rural districts barnstorm1883 1847 [implied in: Colonial Times (Hobart, Van Diemen's Land) 16 Apr. (advt.) The barn-storming manager and his troop. (at barnstorming adj. 1)]. 1876 N.Y. Daily Herald 28 Oct. (advt.) The undersigned would respectfully warn managers of theatres, exhibition halls, &c., to beware of numerous gangs of impostors barn storming through the country styling themselves Georgia Jubilee Singers. 1887 Times (Philadelphia) 30 Jan. 3/2 At one time the sole proprietor of the money-making little opera house on Eleventh street, Sanford has barn-stormed the country. 1949 Here & Now (N.Z.) Oct. 30/1 The National Orchestra..has this year been barnstorming with opera, and latterly with concert programmes, taking in provincial centres. 2006 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 1 Oct. e1 (heading) A couple of actors are barnstorming the state with a show meant to get people thinking—and talking, civilly—about the sensitive topic [of taxation]. 2. In extended use. a. intransitive. Sport (originally and chiefly U.S.). Of a sports team or sportsperson: to tour through an area playing friendly games, matches, etc., against local teams or players. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [verb (intransitive)] > tour barnstorm1896 1891 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 7 Nov. 4/2 In the east the rival champions have been ‘barnstorming’, but a meeting is out of the question. 1907 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 14 Feb. 1/2 The Litchfield, Can., team which will train here..will barnstorm on the way home. 1967 Z. Hollander Baseball Lingo 12 Baseball teams barnstorm in the spring, playing exhibitions on their way home from training camps. 2022 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 19 Feb. c14 The players have been barnstorming with the Secret Dream Gap Tour, which has events scheduled for Ottawa next weekend and Washington March 3-6. b. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. Of a politician or political party: to tour an area making a number of brief stops to hold meetings in order to gather support during an election or as part of a political campaign. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way. Cf. earlier barnstormer n. 2a. ΚΠ 1892 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 17 Mar. 4/4 It would be a mistake to suppose that he is barn-storming that region just for spectacular and oratorical purposes. He is doing just enough of that sort of thing to head off the charge that his candidacy falls flat. 1896 Congress. Rec. 7 Apr. 3661/1 [He] was barnstorming down in Georgia in favor of a gold monometallism. 1968 AFL-CIO News 10 Aug. 8/2 He barnstormed the country on behalf of GOP congressional candidates. 2006 Africa News (Nexis) 21 Feb. President Mwanawasa barnstormed the Luapula Province making election promises and patching up his differences with the traditional rulers. 2019 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 31 Mar. d3 [She is] one of eight presidential candidates to barnstorm through New Hampshire in a frenzied week of campaigning about 600 days from the election. c. intransitive. Of an aeroplane pilot, aerobatics team, etc.: to tour an area giving informal displays (typically of aerial stunts or manoeuvres) and sightseeing flights. Also transitive: to tour (an area) in this way. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > aerobatics > perform aerobatics [verb (intransitive)] split-arse1917 stunt1917 barnstorm1928 aerobat1930 1927 C. A. Lindbergh ‘We’ i. 28 We barnstormed most of the Nebraska towns southeast of Lincoln together, and it is to him that I owe my first practical experience in cross-country flying. 1928 L. Gravatt Pioneers of Air 210 He gave exhibitions at county fairs, or barnstormed as the pilots say. 1933 B. Willoughby Alaskans All 90 I had an old army plane, and as a gypsy flyer I barnstormed thirty-seven states. 1938 Times 19 July 14/5 Mr. Steve Reich, who had barnstormed with him in 1931, was as surprised as everybody else to hear he had flown to Ireland. 2002 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 3 July c1 [The] president of the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based organization and owner of a private airstrip in West Alexandria, said she couldn't think of any women who barnstorm as a sole occupation. 3. intransitive. To perform or behave in a melodramatic, overblown, or exaggerated manner; to bluster; (in later use also) to perform spectacularly or brilliantly. Also: to move or progress in such a manner (also transitive with one's way, etc.). ΚΠ 1945 Gloucestershire Echo 10 Apr. 3/7 Edward Little, who filled the part of Sergius at short notice, took the bull by the horns and barnstormed his way through the play. 1958 Times 26 Apr. 4/7 Mr. Joseph Satariano clowns and barnstorms amusingly in the appropriate manner. 2002 Amer. Record Guide July 139/1 Peterkova is formidably alive to the possibilities of each [piece]..and barnstorms through both of them in a fashion that [etc.]. 2022 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 36 She has barnstormed through the tournament, conceding a meagre 17 games on her way through to the final. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022; most recently modified version published online December 2022). < v.1847
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