barbermonger

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barbermonger

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From barber + monger, literally "one who frequents the barber's shop."

noun barbermongers

obsolete A fop; a dandy. Ile make a sop oth' Moonshine of you, you whoreson, Culyenly barbermonger, draw.
Similar: metrosexual, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike, dood

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@misc{barbermonger_2026,
  title = {barbermonger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barbermonger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}