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raised in a barn

raised in a barn phrase: uncivilized, unmannered.

Phrase

raised in a barn

  1. Uncivilized, unmannered.
    • Momma's all the time telling us to act like we weren't raised in a barn. Ole Miz Hawkins must've been raised in her daddy's milk barn, instead of in the house with the china cups like she claims.2005, Tammy Robinson Smith, Emmybeth Speaks, page 9
    • “Raised in a barn, some people. Raised in a muck-filled, stinking barn.” Mag and Morgan stared at the grumbler's departing back until he was gone.2006, Philip J. Carraher, The Necklace of Stones, page 140

Synonyms of raised in a barn

Questions about raised in a barn

What does raised in a barn mean?
Raised in a barn means uncivilized, unmannered.
What part of speech is raised in a barn?
Raised in a barn is a phrase.

Words near raised in a barn in the dictionary

  1. raised fists
  2. raised flags
  3. raised from the dead
  4. raised hell
  5. raised hob
  6. raised in a barn
  7. raised one's eyebrows
  8. raised one's game
  9. raised one's glass
  10. raised one's head
  11. raised one's voice

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