lip service

lip service

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Noun

lip service (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) Promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention.

   The candidate gave lip service to fixing the problems, but it is doubtful that he will do much.

2. (slang, vulgar) Cunnilingus, the act of using the mouth and tongue to stimulate the female genitals, especially the clitoris and labia. (Sometimes also referred to as giving lip.)

   Jack gave Samantha lip service.

Translations

Empty talk; words absent of action or intention

Dutch: lippendienst (nl) Finnish: tyhjä puhe, tyhjät sanat pl German: Lippenbekenntnis (de) n Italian: promessa vuota f, adesione di facciata f Japanese: 口先 (kuchisaki), リップサービス (ja) (rippu sābisu) Manx: beeal-ghraih m

Maori: ngutu kau, tautoko-ā-māngai, pare-ā-waha, kai-ā-waha Norwegian: tomprat, tomt prat Portuguese: papo furado (Brazil) Russian: пусты́е слова́ n pl (pustýje slová), неи́скренние словоизлия́ния n pl (neískrennije slovoizlijánija) Spanish: choro (es) (Mexico), rollo (es) (Mexico), con la boca chica, con la boca pequeña, de boquilla Tagalog: ngawngaw

cunnilingus — see cunnilingus

See also

• lip wisdom