Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lip service

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
lip ser-vice
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Promising but empty talk; words without action or intention.

Uncountable

noun

Cunnilingus (sometimes also referred to as giving lip).

Slang; Uncountable

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What does lip service mean?
Promising but empty talk; words without action or intention.
Where does lip service come from?
First use appears c. 1590, in A Treatise against Witchcraft by Henry Holland. Compare earlier lip-labour.

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