: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony
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Jeff Bennett, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Smith’s acting chops are vibrant on Based on a True Story, right from an opening skit where Smith, his lauded DJ, Jazzy Jeff, and comedian B. Simone play barbershop gossips debating his merit.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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Noun
While sitting in a barbershop in Brooklyn, Marbury strikes up a conversation with an eight-year-old boy named Xavier, who is getting a haircut.
—Jeff Bennett, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Smith’s acting chops are vibrant on Based on a True Story, right from an opening skit where Smith, his lauded DJ, Jazzy Jeff, and comedian B. Simone play barbershop gossips debating his merit.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
This unique fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent brings barbershop charm to your day, and sticks around for hours.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Barbershop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbershop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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