Bobby pin

Bobby pin

A bobby pin (or kirby grip) is a type of hairpin. In British English it is known as a "hair grip". It is a small pin or clip, usually of metal, used in coiffure to hold hair in place. Typical bobby pins are plain and unobtrusively colored, but some are elaborately decorated or jeweled. The "bobby pin" came into wide use as the hairstyle known as the "bob cut" or "bobbed hair" took hold. This trend gained popularity in the 1920s, and the bobby pins kept the bobbed hair in place. Bobby pins are inexpensive and tinted to match various hair colors which led to the fashion trend being adopted by 90% of North American women by the end of the decade. [ [http://www.funtrivia.com/ask.cfm?action=details&qnid=4337 Why is a bobby pin called a bobby pin? ] ] The correct way to apply these pins is to keep the bumpy side on the top and place your finger between the two bars and push through your hair.

Bobby pins can also be used for lock picking.

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  • bobby pin — (n.) 1928, from dim. of BOB (Cf. bob) (2) + PIN (Cf. pin) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • bobby pin — bobby pins N COUNT A bobby pin is a small piece of metal or plastic bent back on itself, which someone uses to hold their hair in position. [AM] (in BRIT, use hairgrip) …   English dictionary

  • bobby pin — n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from BOB21] AmE a thin piece of metal bent into a narrow U shape that you use to hold your hair in place British Equivalent: hairgrip …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bobby pin — bobby ,pin noun count AMERICAN a small piece of wire folded over tightly in the middle that women use to hold their hair in place …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bobby pin — ☆ bobby pin n. [from use with bobbed hair] a small metal hairpin with the sides pressing close together …   English World dictionary

  • bobby pin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bobby pin : singular bobby pin plural bobby pins mainly American a hair grip …   English dictionary

  • bobby pin — noun a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place (Freq. 1) in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip • Syn: ↑hairgrip, ↑grip • Hypernyms: ↑hairpin …   Useful english dictionary

  • bobby pin — a flat, springlike metal hairpin having the prongs held close together by tension. [1935 40, Amer.; perh. BOBBY (proper name), by assoc. with bobbed hair (see BOB2), in which such pins are used] * * * …   Universalium

  • bobby pin — type of hair pin …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bobby pin — bob′by pin n. clo a flat, springlike metal hairpin having the prongs held close together by tension • Etymology: 1935–40, amer …   From formal English to slang

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