1. a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; - Example: "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: bobby pin, hairgrip, grip]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bobby pin
n 1: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together;
used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a
bobby pin a grip" [syn: bobby pin, hairgrip, grip]