bobby pin
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.95 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[H]e still didn't like looking down the drain. The brass cross-hatch inside that was supposed to catch things like clots of hair or dropped bobby-pins had disappeared years ago, and so there was only a dark hole rimmed by a circle of tarnished steel."
- "Her pinned-up hairdo was drooping and she shed two bobby pins on the floor."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage