bawhair

As below a very small fraction.

Fuck , i missed that wee cunt by a Bawhair.

by dickzilla August 11, 2004

bawhair

A very very small measurement

"I nearly got run over by a car, it missed be by a bawhair!"

by bawheid March 26, 2004

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

by Cuikk August 26, 2025

Bawhair

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.

by HairyBB March 6, 2025

Bawhair

'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.

by Chinslever43 September 4, 2023

bawhair

sizes in scotland

move it to me a bawhair

by bawhair November 30, 2022