Clip Word

Clipped words are words shortened by common use; they are a shortened abbreviation of a word, which makes them easier to spell and write.

List of Clip Words

The list below contains 95 clipped words.

Clip Word	Original Word	Clip Word	Original Word
ad	advertisement	margarine	oleomargarine
alum	alumni	mart	market
auto	automobile	math	mathematics
bike	bicycle	memo	memorandum
bra	brassiere	mend	amend
bro	brother	mike	microphone
burger	hamburger	miss	mistress
bus	omnibus	mod	modern
bust	burst	movie	moving pictures
butt	buttocks	mum	chrysanthemum
cab	cabriolet	pants	pantaloons
caf	cafeteria	pen	penitentiary
calc	calculus	pep	pepper
canter	Canterbury gallop	perk	percolate
cent	centum	perk	perquisite
champ	champion	phone	telephone
chem	chemistry	photo	photograph
chemist	alchemist	pike	turnpike
clerk	cleric	plane	airplane
coed	coeducational student	pop	popular
con	convict	pro	professional
co-op	cooperative	prof	professor
copter	helicopter	prom	promenade
cuke	cucumber	quake	earthquake
curio	curiosity	ref	referee
deb	debutante	rev	revolution
deli	delicatessen	scram	scramble
doc	doctor	specs	spectacles
dorm	dormitory	specs	specifications
drape	drapery	sport	disport
exam	examination	stereo	stereophonic
fan	fanatic	still	distill
fax	facsimile	sub	submarine
flu	influenza	tails	coattails
fridge	refrigerator	taxi	taxicab
gab	gabble	teen	teenager
gas	gasoline	tie	necktie
gater	alligator	trig	trigonometry
grad	graduate	trump	triumph
gym	gymnasium	tux	tuxedo
hack	hackney	typo	typographical error
hippo	hippopotamus	van	caravan
iron	flatiron	varsity	university
jet	jet aircraft	vet	veteran
lab	laboratory	vet	veterinarian
limo	limousine	wig	periwig
lube	lubricate	zoo	zoological garden
lunch	luncheon

Source: Fry, E.B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.