Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loose lip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: loose lip
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.

Example Sentences

"Loose lips might sink ships."
"In the classic dramas of private investigation, the cheeky quip is the tough guy's challenge to toughness. In Fletch the quick, smartly paced gags somehow read as signs of vulnerability. . . . Every minute you expect the hero's loose lip to be turned into a fat one."
"Poor fellow, he had "cemented my reputation forever as a guy who tells too much truth." . . . But his loose lip has ultimately worked out for him."

Inflected Forms

loose lips (plural)

Phrases

loose-lipped loose lips sink ships silence is golden talk out of turn

Frequently Paired Words

silence is golden talk out of turn

Synonyms

big mouth loquaciousness

Questions

What does loose lip mean?: The practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.

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