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barnet

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt//ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt/

barnet noun: hair (on one's head).

Noun

barnet (plural barnets)

  1. (Cockney, slang) 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.2013 September 13, Russell Brand, “Russell Brand and the GQ awards”, in The Guardian
    • Rather than banging on about my barnet, I’d ask friends about theirs.2021 March 14, Michael Segalov, “It can leave your self-image fractured”, in The Guardian

Proper noun capitalized: Barnet

Barnet (countable and uncountable, plural Barnets)

  1. A London borough of Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
  2. A town in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms of barnet

Forms of barnet

Noun
pluralbarnets
Proper noun
pluralBarnets
alternative surnameBarnett

Origin of barnet

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

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

Words formed from barnet

Questions about barnet

What does barnet mean?
Barnet means hair (on one's head).
What part of speech is barnet?
Barnet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce barnet?
Barnet is pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt/.
What is the plural of barnet?
The plural of barnet is barnets.

Words near barnet in the dictionary

  1. Barnesian
  2. barnesite
  3. Barnesmore
  4. Barnesmore Gap
  5. Barnesville
  6. barnet
  7. Barnetby
  8. Barnetby le Wold
  9. barnets
  10. Barnett
  11. Barnett effect

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