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Meaning of clippy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Clippit, an interactive virtual assistant, depicted as a paper clip with eyes and eyebrows, that appeared chiefly in Microsoft Office software in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Examples

“2021, Roy "Chubby" Brown, George Proudman, Chubby Laid Bare […] but someone must have recognised me 'cos the police came round, saying that I'd attacked the clippy on the bus.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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