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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
Headbands, bobby pins, and barrettes are your friends.
—Kristi Pahr, Parents, 6 Dec. 2023
There are also two accessories, an oversized gold bobby pin and a functional gold comb, which come in a matching cool-gold finish.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
The Eras Tour Premiere Taylor Grab the bobby pins and the red lipstick to dress as Taylor Swift at The Eras Tour movie premiere.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2023
Her veil was embroidered with three hearts and the words 'sempre insieme,' which mean 'always together' in Italian.
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Teresa's wedding glam included day-to-night makeup looks, plus a headline-grabbing hairstyle that included $7,000 worth of extensions and 1,500 bobby pins.
—Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
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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 12 Jun. 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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