bobby pin
noun
a flat, springlike metal hairpin having the prongs held close together by tension.
bobby pins
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pluralof bobby pin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But Schwartz told me that he sees even this kind of damage most often when people use bobby pins or small spatulas to clean their ears.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2023
Could I get away with six bobby pins per Princess Leia bun, or do I need the whole pack?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
The next day, I was on the living room floor with an upside down empty pill bottle and some bobby pins stuck around the opening: my own homemade model Lunar Module.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2019
Ducking into a drugstore, she picked up “some bobby pins and a nail file.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2015
My hair cropped short like Minerva’s was that last year, held back by bobby pins.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
