BOBBY PIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bobby pin mean? 

• BOBBY PIN (noun)
  The noun BOBBY PIN has 1 sense:

1. a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

  Familiarity information: BOBBY PIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOBBY PIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bobby pin; grip; hairgrip

Context example:

in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip

Hypernyms ("bobby pin" is a kind of...):

hairpin (a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place)