burnt run

noun

A failure, a waste of time or a mistake.

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Meanings

nounburnt run (plural burnt runs)

plural burnt runs

  1. AppalachiaslangA failure, a waste of time or a mistake.
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APA

burnt run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnt%20run

MLA

“burnt run.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnt%20run. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burnt run,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnt%20run.

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