Barnet
noun
a borough of Greater London, England.
Barnet
American
[bahr-nit]
/ ˈbɑr nɪt /
noun
Barnet
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British
/ ˈbɑːnɪt /
noun
barnet
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British
/ ˈbɑːnɪt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of barnet
C19: from rhyming slang Barnet Fair hair
Example Sentences
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Barnet Council has one of the largest budget gaps in the UK for its size and will need close to £80m of government support this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Organisers of Ghana Party in the Park, also known as Shattafest UK, at Copthall Playing Fields in Barnet, London, said the event was stopped following a "major incident" at about 18:00 BST on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Accrington played Oldham and Barnet took on Newport - one winner feeding into the north and the other to the south.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
She told Barnet Coroner's Court that she had not been informed that her pregnancy and planned birth were high risk and "would never have made a decision to harm my baby or myself".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Mrs Barnet, the widow of Mr Charles Barnet, was at that point in her forties - a very handsome, some might say glamorous lady.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Steve Marriott of The Small Faces once claimed that Sir Rod achieved this gravity-defying barnet by rubbing mayonnaise into his scalp, then rubbing it with a towel.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
“That would be a very good idea. He’s got to do something with his barnet otherwise that would be a good idea,” Stewart said, referencing the actor’s hair.
From Fox News ● May 15, 2020
Because of her hair, though, she had a "special lady one to fit my barnet".
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2019
In person, the matt black Keith Richards barnet and glittery nail varnish on his plectrum-holding right hand suggest a man who has spent his entire adult life as a national institution.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2013
"A BARNET, Doctor!" says I; "you don't mean to say they're going to make him a barnet!"
From The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush by William Makepeace Thackeray
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