Category: A Burner Lexicon

Burnier-Than-Thou, –adjective, No matter how much of a participant you are, there’s always someone who manages to give more than you. You might cook daily…

Hat, The, –proper noun, Many people at Burns wear hats. This is both fashionable and practical given the conditions under which most of these events…

Playa, –noun, Technically any dry lakebed can be referred to as a playa, but when a Burner says it, it’s almost always the Black Rock…

Sparkle Pony, –noun, One of the Burner Principles is Radical Self-Reliance. Everyone at a Burn event is expected to bring everything they need to survive…

Burner Boots, –noun, Part of Burn culture’s glammed-up Mad Max fashion aesthetic is its love of boots. The ideal Burner boots are clunky, tall, and…

Rangered, –verb, Rangers work around the clock at Burn events to help maintain the safety of the community. They are not security, but more like…