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barnet¹

  • /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt/

Where it comes from

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

noun 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.

Barnet²

  • /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt/ UK

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Barnets · Barnett

  1. countable, uncountable A London borough of Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Similar: Chipping Barnet, High Barnet

  3. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"barnet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barnet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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barnet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barnet

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@misc{barnet_2026,
  title = {barnet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barnet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}