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Baron
(Not in the context of a Title of Nobility)

Since the early 1990's, a second usage of the word baron has grown and spread around the United Kingdom, particularly in the London area.

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History
The origin of the word is assumed to stem simply from a group of friends in North London who invented the word, named after 'Philip Barry', a person whose extended use of video games was noticed and he was known as a 'baron' (opinion varies over whether or not the word is spelled with a 'rr' spelling, i.e. 'Barron'). The word quickly spread to other contexts as a verb, noun, adjective, and superlative, amongst other cultural and regional variations of usage.

Usage
It is usually considered a positive descriptive device (for example a person with great skill at football may be described as a 'football baron' or a 'baron of football', equally a good film may be described as a 'baron' etc.).

The term is often shortened to 'Barry', which supports the belief of the origin.