English Explanatory Dictionary

lip service

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Promising but empty talk; words without action or intention.
  2. Cunnilingus (sometimes also referred to as giving lip).

Pronunciation

En-au-lip service.ogg

Word forms

lip service lipservice lip-service

Etymology

First use appears c. 1590, in A Treatise against Witchcraft by Henry Holland. Compare earlier lip-labour.

Synonyms

brain dome head mouth music neck Kirk

Related words

eyeservice lip comfort lip-deep lip devotion lip-labour lip religion lip-server lip wisdom
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