Definition of LIPPY

lippy

Plural: lippies

Adj

  • Having prominent lips.
  • Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.

Noun

  • Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.
  • 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.

Adjective

  • Impudent; disrespectful in speech or manner.

Examples

  • Don't give me any lip! I don't like how lippy you've been acting lately! Clean your room.
  • His opponent’s ’LIPPY’ comments about his tile choices only fueled his determination.

Origin / Etymology

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’).

Scrabble Score: 12

lippy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lippy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lippy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

lippy: valid Words With Friends Word