Meanings
nounhairpin (plural hairpins)
plural hairpins · alternative hair pin · alternative hair-pin
- biologyA kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme.
- attributiveA very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend.
The variety of angles in the course, from slow bends to hairpins, will both test your skill as a driver and allow you the opportunity to pass other carts.
2009, Bob Sehlinger, Grant Rafter, Beyond Disney, page 280 - entertainmentAn elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans haarnaald
- haarnaaldpin or fastener for the hair
Arabic دَبُّوس
- دَبُّوسpin or fastener for the hair
Bulgarian фиба, фуркет
- фиба (fiba)pin or fastener for the hair
- фуркет (furket)pin or fastener for the hair
Chinese Mandarin 釵 /钗, 簪
- 釵 /钗 (chāi)pin or fastener for the hair
- 簪 (zān)pin or fastener for the hair
- 髮夾 /发夹pin or fastener for the hair
- 髮卡 /发卡 (fàqiǎ, fǎqiǎ)pin or fastener for the hair
Czech vlásenka
- vlásenkapin or fastener for the hair
Dutch haarspeld, haarnaald
- haarspeldpin or fastener for the hair
- haarnaaldpin or fastener for the hair
Finnish hiusneula
- hiusneulapin or fastener for the hair
French épingle à cheveux, épingle
- épingle à cheveuxpin or fastener for the hair
- épinglepin or fastener for the hair
German Haarnadel
- Haarnadelpin or fastener for the hair
Greek φουρκέτα
- φουρκέτα (fourkéta)pin or fastener for the hair
Irish pionna gruaige, biorán gruaige
- pionna gruaigepin or fastener for the hair
- biorán gruaigepin or fastener for the hair
Italian forcina
- forcinapin or fastener for the hair
Japanese ヘアピン
- ヘアピン (heapin)pin or fastener for the hair
Korean 머리핀, 헤어핀
- 머리핀 (meoripin)pin or fastener for the hair
- 헤어핀 (heeopin)pin or fastener for the hair
- 머리빈침 (meoribinchim)pin or fastener for the hair
Latin crīnāle, discerniculum
- crīnālepin or fastener for the hair
- discerniculumpin or fastener for the hair
Norwegian Bokmål hårnål
- hårnålpin or fastener for the hair
Persian سرخاره, سنجاق سر
- سرخاره (sarxāre)pin or fastener for the hair
- سنجاق سر (sanjāq-e sar)pin or fastener for the hair
- گیرهٔ سر (gire-ye sar)pin or fastener for the hair
Polish szpilka do włosów, spinka
- szpilka do włosówpin or fastener for the hair
- spinkapin or fastener for the hair
Portuguese grampo, gancho
- grampopin or fastener for the hair
- ganchopin or fastener for the hair
Russian шпи́лька, шпи́лька для воло́с
- шпи́лька (špílʹka)pin or fastener for the hair
- шпи́лька для воло́с (špílʹka dlja volós)pin or fastener for the hair
- зако́лка (zakólka)pin or fastener for the hair
Spanish horquilla, gancho
- horquillapin or fastener for the hair
- ganchopin or fastener for the hair
- pinchepin or fastener for the hair
- ondulínpin or fastener for the hair
- rascamoñopin or fastener for the hair
- pinchopin or fastener for the hair
- pinpin or fastener for the hair
Swedish hårnål
- hårnålpin or fastener for the hair
Tagalog aguhilya
- aguhilyapin or fastener for the hair
Thai ปิ่น
- ปิ่น (bpìn)pin or fastener for the hair
Ukrainian шпи́лька для воло́сся, шпи́лька
- шпи́лька для воло́сся (špýlʹka dlja volóssja)pin or fastener for the hair
- шпи́лька (špýlʹka)pin or fastener for the hair
Vietnamese trâm, thoa
- trâmpin or fastener for the hair
- thoapin or fastener for the hair
Cite this entry
APA
hairpin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairpin
MLA
“hairpin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairpin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairpin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairpin.
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