Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lips

/lɪps/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: lips
IPA: /lɪps/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lip

verb

To kiss (passionately), to smooch.

noun

name

Example Sentences

"Nah, that's not me / Act like a wasteman? That's not me / Sex any girl? Nah, that's not me / Lips any girl? Nah, that's not me"

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Lips, from a reduced form of the personal name Philips.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Lips

Inflected Forms

lipses (present, singular) lipsing (participle, present) lipsed (participle, past) lipsed (past) Lipses (plural)

Derived Forms

bushlips chickenlips cuntlips niggerlips sweetlips

Phrases

dicksucking lips fish lips hot lips inner lips loosen someone's lips my lips are sealed outer lips pussy lips

Rhymes With

tips ships trips chips clips strips eclipse hips slips grips dips flips

Questions

How do you pronounce lips?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪps/.
What does lips mean?: plural of lip
Where does lips come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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