Clippie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bus conductor. UK, slang

    "And yet, in the last decade, women in trousers have ceased to be […] functionally invisible. (I can’t remember if clippies wear trousers or skirts, these days; that’s what I mean by invisible.)"

Synonyms

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bus conductressbus conductress

Example

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"And yet, in the last decade, women in trousers have ceased to be […] functionally invisible. (I can’t remember if clippies wear trousers or skirts, these days; that’s what I mean by invisible.)"

Etymology

From clip + -ie, in reference to clipping tickets of passengers.

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bus conductress

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