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lipstick

lips·tick

UK/ˈlɪpstɪk/ US/ˈlɪpˌstɪk/ fairly common informal slang
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

makeup that is used to color the lips

Synonyms

verb

1.

form by tracing with lipstick

  • “The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks”
2.

apply lipstick to

  • “She lipsticked her mouth”

Origin

From lip + stick.

Phrases

  • lipstick effect
  • lipstick lesbian
  • lipstick plant
  • lipstick tree
  • put lipstick on a pig

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