lipping
lipping 364. Unknown although "Don't give me any of your lip" and "Shut up your lip" are common expressions - likewise "He's got some lip", meaning, in the first two examples "sauce" and "mouth" respectively and in the third case a propensi...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56328 |
| Summary: | lipping 364. Unknown although "Don't give me any of your lip" and "Shut up your lip" are common expressions - likewise "He's got some lip", meaning, in the first two examples "sauce" and "mouth" respectively and in the third case a propensity to be overly talkative - usually with a slightly pejorative connotation. JH 3/73 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 12 Jun 2015 |
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