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English word origin

Etymology of lippy

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’).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Having prominent lips. · Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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’).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From lip(stick) or lip (gloss) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Diminutive of lip.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From lip + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From leap (“trap or snare for fish made from twigs; (obsolete) basket”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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