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The result was delete. joe decker^{talk to me} 21:42, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I have looked for quite a while, and have not yet found so much as an example of the phrase, "baw-hair," except on a few forums as a mostly humorous measurement (akin to a smidgen in UK/US English). All the interlang links are to articles on the millimeter, creating a puffery impression that this is a legitimate measure. If anyone can find just one citation for this, I will gracefully concede. Ipatrol (talk) 15:22, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete I have a citation from the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2006) confirming it is a Scottish expression meaning a very small measurement -- the width of a pubic hair, to be precise. The dictionary cites Michael Munro's The Patter -- Another Blast (1988): "That [hammer] wis a baw-hair aff stovin in ma skull." The article looks to be someone having a bit of fun, and anyhow, I can't see how it could ever be more than a wp:dicdef, even cited. --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 19:36, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. - frankie (talk) 22:50, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. - frankie (talk) 22:50, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. This is pretty clearly a joke, created by a SPA that I would bet works "in the offshore Oil and Gas industry." Cnilep (talk) 23:56, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Quite clearly a hoax. As for whether or not the creator works offshore, well, if so then it's good to see them engaged in such a creative intellectual pastime when off duty. (Preceding comment made by one who has worked in the offshore oil and gas industry.) --Deskford (talk) 00:26, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong delete - Symbol βh? I mean come on, this has to be tongue-in-cheek, right? Linguogeek (talk) 23:31, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy delete Somebody is having a joke at our expense. And Adoil Descended (talk) 02:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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