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Pull the top half of your hair into a ponytail, twist it into a bun, and secure it with bobby pins or a hair tie.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
To ensure a polished look, smooth down flyaways with hairspray and cover up your hair tie by wrapping hair around it and securing it with a bobby pin.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2024
The bobby pins could symbolize O’Neill’s role in 2023: to serve in an unfussy way.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
On pristine bathroom vanities, little jars fill with cotton rounds and bobby pins and hair elastics.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
perhaps from bob entry 4
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Bobby pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobby%20pin. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
bobby pin
noun
bob·by pin
ˈbäb-ē-
: a flat metal clip with flexible closed tips for holding the hair in place
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