Meaning of Boris bus | Babel Free

Definitions

A particular type of double-decker bus used in London, as popularized by mayor Boris Johnson; New Routemaster.

UK, informal

Examples

“Sadiq Khan has dumped the "Boris bus", a key part of the now foreign secretary's legacy as London mayor, because it is too expensive to produce.”

“The new Routemaster (dubbed the “Boris Bus”) was a hybrid diesel-electric double-decker that retained the “hop-on, hop-off” rear open platform of the original Routemasters but with updated features that made it fully accessible.”

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