fat lip

noun

A swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.

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Meanings

nounfat lip (plural fat lips)

plural fat lips

  1. idiomaticA swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.

    He has a very ugly temper, and I have to be careful what I say to him or I'll end up with a fat lip.

    1966 January 31, Abigail Van Buren, “Dear Abby: You Can't Reform Dad”, in Columbia Missourian, page 9

Translations

German dicke Lippe
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Irish breall, liobar líota
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  • meillTranslations
Swedish fläskläpp
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Cite this entry
APA

fat lip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20lip

MLA

“fat lip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20lip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fat lip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20lip.

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