Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US)A type of double-pronged hairpin.

More definitions
  • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I need some hairpins and bobby pins.

    ruМне нужны шпильки и заколки для волос.

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  2. Sami found a bobby pin under his bed.

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  3. What the Americans call a bobby pin, the British call a hairgrip.

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Origin

From bob haircut, which the bobby pin was designed to keep under control.

From bob haircut, which the bobby pin was designed to keep under control.

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Forms

plural: bobby pins

Synonyms

3 synonyms
hairgripkirby grip
Close in meaning
  • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place:hairgripgrip

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bobbobabobbinbobbybobcatbobtailbod
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