Barnet

//ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    hair (on one's head) Cockney, slang

    "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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A London borough of Greater London, England, United Kingdom. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A town in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
chipping barnethigh barnet

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Old English bærnet (“place cleared by burning”).

Related phrases

Chipping BarnetEast BarnetFriern BarnetHigh BarnetNew Barnetgreater london

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