pushpin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏshpin′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
push•pin  (pŏŏshpin′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a short pin having a spool-shaped head of plastic, glass, or metal, used for affixing material to a bulletin board, wall, or the like.
  2. Gamesan early children's game.
  3. [Archaic.]child's play;
    triviality.
  • push + pin 1580–90, for an earlier sense


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