clippie
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: clippy
Meaning · English
A bus conductor.
Register: slang
Examples
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.)
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “clippie” mean?
A bus conductor.
Is “clippie” formal or informal?
clippie is generally slang.