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barnet

noun
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt/

Etymology

Rhyming slang, from Barnet Fair, an annual horse and pleasure fair in Barnet, North London.

  1. derived from bærnet

Definitions

  1. hair (on one's head)

    • Boris [Johnson], it seems, is taking it in this spirit, joshing beneath his ever-redeeming barnet that Labour's opposition to military action in Syria is a fey stance that he, as GQ politician of the year, would never be guilty of.
    • Rather than banging on about my barnet, I’d ask friends about theirs.

  2. A placename

    A placename:

  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA