From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbarnetbar‧net /ˈbɑːnɪt $ ˈbɑːr-/ noun [countable] British English informal old-fashionedhair, or a way of wearing your hairOriginbarnet(1900-2000)Barnet fair, rhyming slang for hair, from Barnet, the name of an area of northwest London
