: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
There are a potentially infinite number of haircuts, colorings and treatments offered by scores of hair salons and barbershops.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 27 July 2024
Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Even so, they were frequently barred from Marfa’s theaters, churches, barbershops and other spaces that white residents visited via de facto segregation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
There are a potentially infinite number of haircuts, colorings and treatments offered by scores of hair salons and barbershops.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 27 July 2024
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 21 Aug. 2024.
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