Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lip off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
lip off
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To speak rudely, harshly or belligerently.

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lips off (present, singular) lipping off (participle, present) lipped off (participle, past) lipped off (past)

Synonyms

shoot one's mouth off

Questions

What does lip off mean?
To speak rudely, harshly or belligerently.

How to pronounce lip off

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