lip-smacking

adjective

Tasty; appetizing.

“Aunt Bessy's Easter ham is always lip-smacking good.”

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Meanings

adjectivelip-smacking (comparative more lip-smacking, superlative most lip-smacking)

comparative more lip-smacking · superlative most lip-smacking

  1. informalTasty; appetizing.
adverblip-smacking (comparative more lip-smacking, superlative most lip-smacking)

comparative more lip-smacking · superlative most lip-smacking

  1. informaldegreeVery.

    Aunt Bessy's Easter ham is always lip-smacking good.

    1 more example

    She looked so lip-smacking good that he knew even a brief conversation would be a challenge.

    2003, Susan Donovan, Take a Chance on Me, St. Martin's Press, page 313

    Synonyms: lip-smackingly

nounlip-smacking (plural lip-smackings)

plural lip-smackings

  1. The act or an instance of smacking one's lips.

    Synonyms: lipsmack

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbVery.

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lip-smackingly

nounThe act or an instance of smacking one's lips.

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lipsmack
Also see
deliciousfinger-lickin' goodhyperpalatablelusciousmoreishpalatablescrumptioussuperdelicioustastytoothsomeyummy

Origin

See smack one's lips.

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APA

lip-smacking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lip-smacking

MLA

“lip-smacking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lip-smacking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lip-smacking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lip-smacking.

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