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A very very small measurement
"I nearly got run over by a car, it missed be by a bawhair!"
bawhair by bawheid March 26, 2004
sizes in scotland
move it to me a bawhair
bawhair by bawhair November 30, 2022
'Bawhair' circa 1960 highly prevalant in less affluent areas of Scotland is a term to describe an incredibly small amount of something. 'Bawhair' can prove very effective when used do emphasise the closeness of something when other metric measurements are not useful.
*construction site*

Tam: Haw gaz you've made an arse of this its out of line by a bit.
Gaz: How much is it off by?
Tam: Not sure *asks Brian to come over* Brian how much is that out I think about 1/16th of an inch.
Brian: Nah I don't think so.
Tam: How much is it off then?
Brian: a bawhair.
Gaz: Ahhh *proceeds to perfectly cut the piece of wood*
Tam: Fuck sake mate you were right.
Bawhair by Chinslever43 September 4, 2023
Scottish slang for a male pubic hair. The width of which is used as a unit of measure, approximately 100 micrometres (μm), but usually used to describe a macroscopically small distance.
My last girlfriend wasn’t a big fan of teabagging until I shaved off my bawhairs.
Bawhair by HairyBB March 6, 2025

Midge's Bawhair

Something that was ludicrously close
Comes from a midge or midgie (a small bug) and bawhair (ball hair)
Oh my, that missed by a midge's bawhair
Midge's Bawhair by Cuikk August 26, 2025

Badhairhat 

A hat worn when you are having a bad hair day. This can be any type of hat, as long as it covers up your bad hair. Badhairhats are frequently worn the day after a party, due to the fact that a hangover is the major cause of terrible hair.
"Why is Tom wearing that awful hat?"
"Oh, that's just his badhairhat."

"Are you going to the festival tonight?"
"No I can't. I have a business meeting tomorrow and I don't want to show up with a badhairhat."
Badhairhat by Great Tuttar April 21, 2010
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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