What does clippie mean?
Clippie means (UK, slang) A bus conductor..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, slang) A bus conductor..
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.)
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Clippie means (UK, slang) A bus conductor..
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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.)
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