(thing) by Sylvar Fri Jul 20 2001 at 18:24:24
Term used in the South for an ordinary pin (not a safety pin).

The reason we say straight pin is that, in many Southern dialects, pin and pen are homonyms. To ensure that the correct item is fetched, one says "Please fetch me a straight pin" or "Please fetch me an ink pen".

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