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fat lips

fat lips is the plural of fat lip.

Meaning of fat lip

Noun

fat lip (plural fat lips)

  1. (idiomatic) A 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

Questions about fat lips

What is fat lips the plural of?
Fat lips is the plural of fat lip.

Words near fat lips in the dictionary

  1. fat lady
  2. fat lava
  3. fat link
  4. fat links
  5. fat lip
  6. fat lips
  7. fat logic
  8. fat lot
  9. fat lute
  10. Fat Man
  11. Fat Man's Misery

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