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LippyEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Probably an Americanized spelling of Dutch or German Lippe.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗lippyEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
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’).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗lippyEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From lip(stick) or lip (gloss) + -y (diminutive suffix).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗lippyEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From lip + -y (diminutive suffix).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗lippyEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
From leap (“trap or snare for fish made from twigs; (obsolete) basket”) + -y (diminutive suffix).
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