Clipper
klip-ernoun
PlacesNorCalSafe anywhereDifficulty 1 of 3: Widely known
Definition
The Bay Area transit card that pays for BART, Muni, buses, and ferries. In conversation it is just Clipper, not “my transit card.”
In simple English: The Bay Area public-transit payment card.
Examples
Tap Clipper. The paper tickets are gone.
I forgot my Clipper and had to use the phone like a tourist.
At a glance
- Track
- Places
- Region
- NorCal
- Part of speech
- noun