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lip service
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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.]
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One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself.
Thine own lips testify against thee.
--Job xv. 6. An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.
The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
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(Bot.)
One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous.
(Zo["o]l.) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
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Impudent or abusive talk; as, don't give me any of your lip. [Slang] Syn: jaw. Lip bit, a pod auger. See Auger. Lip comfort, comfort that is given with words only. Lip comforter, one who comforts with words only. Lip labor, unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. --Bale. Lip reading, the catching of the words or meaning of one speaking by watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice. --Carpenter. Lip salve, a salve for sore lips. Lip service, expression by the lips of obedience and devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments. Lip wisdom, wise talk without practice, or unsupported by experience. Lip work.
Talk.
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Kissing. [Humorous]
--B. Jonson.To make a lip, to drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt.
--Shak.To shoot out the lip (Script.), to show contempt by protruding the lip.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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. (Sometimes also referred to as give lip.)
WordNet
n. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction [syn: hypocrisy]
Wikipedia
Lip service is an idiom meaning (chiefly when following '' 'to pay' '') 'giving approval or support insincerely' ( Concise Oxford Dictionary).
Lip service may also refer to:
Lip Service was a programme broadcast in the UK on ITV2.
Holly Willoughby, of ITV's Dancing on Ice, and Spencer Brown take a look at the best, weirdest and funniest bits from celebrity chat shows around the world.
The show was broadcast on Friday nights.
Category:2006 British television programme debuts Category:2006 British television programme endings Category:2000s British television series Category:ITV comedy Category:Television series by Endemol
Lip Service is a 1988 American comedy film directed by William H. Macy and written by Howard Korder. The film stars Griffin Dunne, Paul Dooley, Jonathan Katz, Fran Brill, John C. Jones and Felicity Huffman. The film premiered on HBO on October 17, 1988.
Lip Service is a game show that aired on MTV from February 22, 1992 to January 3, 1993 and again from May 10, 1993 to December 17, 1994. It was hosted originally by Jay Mohr, who was followed in the position by John Ales. Both hosts were joined by a rap-style disc jockey and included Spinderella (from Salt 'N Pepa), Monie Love, and Yo! MTV Raps regular T-Money.
The game featured two teams from U.S. colleges and universities competed in a lip-sync contest. The high scoring team each round won a smaller prize, and the team that earned the most points won a vacation.
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 on BBC Three on 12 October 2010. Filming on a second series was confirmed in late 2010, with filming beginning on 30 May 2011. The second series aired on BBC Three from 20 April 2012. In January of 2013, shows creator, Harriet Braun, announced that BBC Three cancelled the series without explanation.
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.