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Jinglepot | 18:34 Thu 04th Oct 2007 | Body & Soul
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barnet --which is to do with a head of hair-- I thought it did mean this but doubts have been cast so I'm hoping someone can enlighten me. ( I really want to be able to say," there, I knew it was a real expression!")

Hope someone can answer before I'm moved to oblivion!

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lol, yeah, oddly enough I used it this afternoon on one of my posts.
cockney rhyming slang - barnet fair - hair!!
heard that before

like the use of the one

gary glitter
as in ill kick you in the .........
From the Compact Oxford English Dictionary

Barnet

noun - Brit. informal a person�s hair.

ORIGIN from rhyming slang barnet fair (a horse fair held at Barnet, Herts).
Spider - Interesting! Love finding out the origin of a word.
leg, you made that one up?
skyep - Both howlie and BOO beat me to it ! I was too busy d1cking about with the format !
I thought a Barnet was one of them Lords that you lot have over there!
In the same vein the derivation of Berk

Rhyming slang for Berkshire Hunt.
Well............. I never knew that !

But you're right

Berk, burk, (slang) noun a fool.

ORIGIN: Short for Cockney rhyming slang Berkeley Hunt, for c**t
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What a relief to realize I'm not doting! Thanks everyone for your replies. Much appreciated.

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