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Definition of barnet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

barnet

noun

/ˈbɑːnɪt/

/ˈbɑːrnɪt/

(British English, slang)

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a person’s hair
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from rhyming slang barnet fair, the name of a famous horse fair held at Barnet, Hertfordshire, England.

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