Etymology

lippy

lip·py
L1I1P3P3Y4

Today it means: Having prominent lips. Full definition →

German Lippe
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

lippy · adjective1

From lip (“fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth; (slang) verbal impertinence, backtalk”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of ‘having the quality of’).

lippy · noun2

From lip(stick) or lip (gloss) + -y (diminutive suffix).

lippy · noun3

From lip + -y (diminutive suffix).

lippy · noun4

From leap (“trap or snare for fish made from twigs; (obsolete) basket”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

Lippy · proper noun5

  1. German · borrowed fromLippe
  2. English todayLippy

Probably an Americanized spelling of Dutch or German Lippe.

Words from the same roots

GermanLippe all →

Lippe

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.