: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony
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Arkansas Online, 10 June 2025
The Barbershop feature franchise consists of four films, which center around the social lives of employees in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Before bringing the charges, Willis promised Edmond prosecutors would try to get justice in the 2015 killing of Donovan Thomas outside an Atlanta barbershop.
—Arkansas Online, 10 June 2025
The Barbershop feature franchise consists of four films, which center around the social lives of employees in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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