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push⋅pin

[poosh-pin]
–noun
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. an early children's game.
3. Archaic. child's play; triviality.

Origin:
1580–90, for an earlier sense; push + pin
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push·pin   (pŏŏsh'pĭn')   
n.  
  1. A tacklike pin with a large head that is easily inserted into a wall or board.

  2. A game played by children with pins.

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