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barmin

adjectiveemotion

Foaming yeast; visibly furious person

Foaming or bubbling (as fermenting yeast); also used of a person who is visibly furious.

Example in use

Da wort wis barmin i' the tub.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BAHR-min/

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Origin & context

unknownolderharsh

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