"clippy" meaning in English

See clippy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: clippies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clippy (plural clippies)
  1. (British, slang) Alternative form of clippie (“bus conductor”) Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: clippie (extra: bus conductor)

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