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lippie¹

Where it comes from

From lip + -ie.

noun lippies

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of lippy (“lipstick; lip”). 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.

lippie²

Where it comes from

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

noun lippies

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of lippy (“dry measure”). A miniſter's ſtipend is paid by the heritors as follows: James Speers pays 3 bolls 3 firlots 1 peck 3 lippies oats, 2 bolls barley, and L. 3 : 15 : 4; [...]

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"lippie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lippie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lippie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lippie

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"lippie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lippie.

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@misc{lippie_2026,
  title = {lippie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lippie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}