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lie bump

lie bump noun: a painful hypertrophic red and white papilla on the tongue.

Noun

lie bump (plural lie bumps)

  1. (informal) A painful hypertrophic red and white papilla on the tongue.

Forms of lie bump

plurallie bumps

Origin of lie bump

From the myth that they are caused by telling untruths.

Questions about lie bump

What does lie bump mean?
Lie bump means a painful hypertrophic red and white papilla on the tongue.
What part of speech is lie bump?
Lie bump is a noun.
What is the plural of lie bump?
The plural of lie bump is lie bumps.

Words near lie bump in the dictionary

  1. lie back
  2. lie back and think of England
  3. lie before
  4. lie behind
  5. Lie bracket
  6. lie bump
  7. lie bumps
  8. lie by
  9. lie detection
  10. lie detector
  11. lie detectors

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