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Lippy

//ˈlɪpi// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
Having prominent lips. informal
"His eyes were large and prominent, his mouth wide and lippy, and as he bent over his books he emitted sundry low growls and grunts, plainly indicating that his temper was none of the sweetest."
2
Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner. informal
"Don't give me any lip! I don't like how lippy you've been acting lately! Clean your room."

Proper Noun

1
A surname from German.

Noun

1
Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product. British, New-Zealand, also, colloquial, uncountable
"Like some kind of masonic handshake, Collie passed Vanya a tube of black lippie. She smeared it carelessly across her wide mouth and handed it to me. My parents would have a hissy fit if they knew I put on lipstick but they weren't around."
2
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. British, New-Zealand, Scotland, also, colloquial, historical
"I ſowed on this Ground, without any Dung or Manure, a Lippy of Oats, from which I had a Boll wanting a Chopin."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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’).

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

Etymology 4

Probably an Americanized spelling of Dutch or German Lippe.

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