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not here for a haircut

not here for a haircut adverb: here for a specific reason; having a task that must be done.

Adverb

not here for a haircut (not comparable)

  1. (Australia) Here for a specific reason; having a task that must be done.
    • 'Beer?' his father said. 'I'm not here for a haircut,' Jack shoots back.2012, University of Sydney students, Sparks: The University of Sydney Student Anthology 2012, DARLINGTON PRESS, →ISBN, page 136
    • What else is coming up for the station in 2016?
      Now that would be telling.
      Well you're not here for a haircut, Chief...2016 April 6, Bob Gordon, “Festival Focus: RTRFM's In The Pines”, in theMusic.com.au

Questions about not here for a haircut

What does not here for a haircut mean?
Not here for a haircut means here for a specific reason; having a task that must be done.
What part of speech is not here for a haircut?
Not here for a haircut is an adverb.

Words near not here for a haircut in the dictionary

  1. not have a prayer
  2. not have both oars in the water
  3. not have the faintest
  4. not have the faintest idea
  5. not have the first idea
  6. not here for a haircut
  7. not here to fuck spiders
  8. not hit a cow's arse with a banjo
  9. not if I see you first
  10. not if, but when
  11. not in a million

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