Boris bus

English

Etymology

Named after Boris Johnson, mayor of London from 2008–2016.

Noun

Boris bus (plural Boris buses)

1. (UK, informal) A particular type of double-decker bus used in London, as popularized by mayor Boris Johnson; New Routemaster.
   • 2016 December 31, Daniel Boffey, “London's 'Boris bus' reaches end of road as Sadiq Khan halts purchases”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

   • [2022, Victoria R. Williams, London: Geography, History, and Culture‎^[2], Bloomsbury, →ISBN:

     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.]

See also

• Boris bike