BARNET


Meaning of BARNET in English

/ ˈbɑːnɪt; NAmE ˈbɑːrn-/ noun

( BrE , informal ) a person's hair

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from rhyming slang barnet fair , the name of a famous horse fair held at Barnet , Hertfordshire, England.

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