Definition of Bobby pin

1. Noun. A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place. "In Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"

Exact synonyms: Grip, Hairgrip
Generic synonyms: Hairpin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bobby Pin

bobbitting
bobbitts
bobble
bobble hat
bobbled
bobblehead
bobbleheads
bobbles
bobblier
bobbliest
bobbling
bobbly
bobby
bobby-dazzler
bobby-socker
bobby pin (current term)
bobby socks
bobbysock
bobbysocks
bobbysox
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxers
bobcat
bobcats
bobeche
bobeches
bobet
bobets
bobfergusonite
bobflies

Literary usage of Bobby pin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cats in a Chowder by Fred J. Schneider (2006)
"I asked abruptly and with great discomfort as she parted a bobby pin with her teeth. "It doesn't seem right." "Don't you remember? ..."

2. Elliot Stone and the Mystery of the Alien Mom by L. P. Chase (2007)
"I had a stash of possible tools that I could use hidden in my pajama pocket: a toothpick, a bobby pin, a pair of my mom's eyebrow tweezers (my mother would ..."

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