Definitions For Lippy

Etymology 1

from lip + y + adjectives with the sense of ‘having the quality of’}}.{{r:oed online

Adjective

{{en-adj, er}} (informal) Having prominent lips. (informal) Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner. : {{synonyms, en, contrarious}}

Derived terms

lippiness

Translations

French: lippu, m Galician: beizudo Serbo-Croatian: usnat, m Spanish: befo, m, bembudo, m, bezudo, m, morrudo, m, trompudo, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 愛頂嘴的}}, {{t, cmn, 爱顶嘴的 (àidǐngzuǐde) French: répondeur Polish: pyskaty Spanish: hocicón, m, respondón

Etymology 2

from lipstick + lip(stick) or lip gloss + lip (gloss) + y + diminutive suffix}}.{{r:oed online + 2}}

Noun

LIPPY (plural lippies) {{term-label, en, originally, Australia, now also, _, Britain, New Zealand, colloquial}} (uncountable) lip gloss, lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick#noun, stick of this product.

Alternative forms

lippie

Translations

Serbo-Croatian: sjajilo, n Serbo-Croatian: štift, m {{qualifier, colloquial}}

Etymology 3

leap#etymology from/"/>2/">from [[leap#etymology 2 + href="/define/leap/">leap]] + y + diminutive suffix}}.compare {{r:oed online + 1}}

Noun

{{en-noun, lippies}} (Scotland, historical) An old dry measure amount#verb, amounting to one quarter#noun, quarter of a peck#noun, peck (for good#noun, goods sell, sold by weight, 1¾ pound#noun, pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity. : {{synonyms, en, forpet}}

Alternative forms

lippie

Translations