BOBBY PIN


Meaning of BOBBY PIN in English

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 BOB 2 ), in which such pins are used ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .