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Noun: bobby pin
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ (=hairgrip)
  1. 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";
    - hairgrip [UK], grip

Derived forms: bobby pins

Type of: hairpin

Encyclopedia: Bobby pin