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lip service
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Wikipedia
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Lip Service is a British television serial drama portraying the lives of a group of lesbians living in Glasgow , Scotland. Production on the show, which stars Laura Fraser , Ruta Gedmintas and Fiona Button , began in summer 2009 in Glasgow. The show debuted ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"something proffered but not performed," 1640s, from lip (n.) + service (n.1). Earlier in same sense was lip-labour (1530s).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It pays lip service to local choices but provides no specific means to make them more rational and efficient. ▪ Little has really changed despite lip service paid to the democratic process. ▪ Local authorities are expected to ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction [syn: hypocrisy ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context idiomatic English) Promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention. 2 (context slang vulgar English) cunnilingus, the act of using the mouth and tongue to stimulate the female genitals, especially the clitoris and labia. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lip \Lip\ (l[i^]p), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G. lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. l[ae]be, Sw. l["a]pp, L. labium, labrum. Cf. Labial .] One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man ...
Usage examples of lip service.
It's a bit surprisin' in some ways that InSec didn't squelch them, but I imagine even Public Information would've had trouble with that one, given that the Legislaturalists were always careful t' give lip service t' religious toleration.
She would have begged him on her knees if she thought it would work, but his dedication was more than lip service.
Very few of our people have religious prejudices strong enough to forbid their paying lip service to the native gods in the interests of the general welfare.
At every meeting, it seemed, someone had another requirement that needed to be at least given lip service.
Oh, the dog brothers pay Sharna lip service, at leastI suppose even assassins want a patron of some sort, and the kind of treachery and cunning Sharna relishes is their stock in tradeand theres no doubt they maintain links to his church, but I doubt most of them would ever come any nearer a demon-raising than they could help!
Oh, the dog brothers pay Sharna lip service, at least-I suppose even assassins want a patron of some sort, and the kind of treachery and cunning Sharna relishes is their stock in trade-and there's no doubt they maintain links to his church, but I doubt most of them would ever come any nearer a demon-raising than they could help!
Whether Lovat's promises of support for the cause were honest, or mere lip service, chances were that he would feel obliged to welcome the Prince's representative, if only for the sake of courtesy.