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lippy
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, General Australian) IPA(key): /?l?pi/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /?l?p?/
- Rhymes: -?pi
- Hyphenation: lip?py
Etymology 1
From lip (“fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth; (slang) verbal impertinence, backtalk”) +? -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of ‘having the quality of’).
Adjective
lippy (comparative lippier, superlative lippiest)
- (informal) Having prominent lips.
- (informal) Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.
- Synonym: contrarious
Derived terms
- lippiness
Translations
Etymology 2
From lip(stick) or lip (gloss) +? -y (diminutive suffix).
Noun
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.
Alternative forms
- lippie
Translations
Etymology 3
From leap (“trap or snare for fish made from twigs; (obsolete) basket”) +? -y (diminutive suffix).
Noun
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
Alternative forms
- lippie
Translations
References
Further reading
- lip gloss on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lipstick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lippy (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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sippy
English
Etymology
sip +? -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?pi
Noun
sippy (plural sippies)
- A little sip; less than a serving of some particular drink
Related terms
- sippy cup
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