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lippy

Speech parts

1. lippy - Noun

2. lippy - Adjective

3. Lippy - Proper noun

Meaning

(informal) Having prominent lips.

(informal) Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.
Synonyms: contrarious, argumentative, insolent


lippy (countable and uncountable, plural lippies) (originally Australia, now also Britain, New Zealand, colloquial)

(uncountable) Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.


lippy (plural lippies)

(Scotland, historical) An old dry measure amounting to one quarter of a peck (for goods sold by weight, 1¾ pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity.
Synonym: forpet

Lippy (plural Lippys)

A surname from German.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

They looked at me like I was some kind of threat. [Mick] Jagger really tried to put me down, but there was no way some crude, lippy guy was going to do a number on me. I was always able to squelch him. I found out that, if you stand up to Mick, he crumbles. Anita Pallenberg

When girls walk home we put on lippy and makeup. We chat. Sometimes we pretend to be hunchbacks. But that is it. Perfectly normal behavior. Louise Rennison

Tough win by Kingson at the short odds, taken on early by Nippy Lippy, he might have been vulnerable late but showed good stamina to hold off Nitro Magic who had every chance. Source: Internet

Zippy's angst-ridden twin brother Lippy also frequently appears. Source: Internet

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