clip-on

adjective

: attached with a clip
a clip-on tie
clip-on earrings
clip-on noun

Examples of clip-on in a Sentence

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Next, look for ways to dress up those bare bulbs that were so popular in the past decade by installing clip-on shades. Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026 Bolstering its café racer profile are clip-on bars, bar-end mirrors, and a short fairing. New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026 This clip-on gloss was also super nourishing—like instantly soaked into my parched pout in a way that my actual lip balm does not. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026 The cable has a neat clip-on USB-A adapter so the SSD can be used with legacy devices. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clip-on

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clip-on was in 1909

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“Clip-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clip-on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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