Dancing around the barn

Metaphor used to describe a person that is attempting to avoid and delay answering questions being posed to them by replying with answers not related to the questions being asked.

During the police interrogation of the suspect, Sean, the young Irish cop, grew tired and shouted, "Okay, it's time to stop dancing around the barn, either give us the answers or go to jail!"

by Sacramento Solon December 16, 2016

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Barnard Castle

Market town near Durham, thought by some to be one of the first locations of yarndling in the north of England. Scrimming basins have been discovered from the air, dating back to Paleolithic times.

Have you seen the fascinating exhibition of yarndling stools at Barnard Castle?

by Cod Michael May 28, 2020

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Any person, typically of rural decent, who misbehaves according to social norms. E.g. shouting, fighting, or loudly arguing in public, especially to the point of making nearby spectators uncomfortable. In other words, anyone who shamelessly behaves as if they were raised in a barn.

This was an amazingly beautiful wedding reception, until those god damned barn kids showed up and started throwing Klondike bars at oncoming traffic.

by Realitea November 19, 2014

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