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loose lips

loose lips is the plural of loose lip.

Meaning of loose lip

Noun

loose lip (plural loose lips)

  1. (idiomatic, often pluralized) The practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.
    • Loose lips might sink ships.c. 1940, Slogan used by US government during World War II

Questions about loose lips

What is loose lips the plural of?
Loose lips is the plural of loose lip.

Words near loose lips in the dictionary

  1. loose eyed
  2. loose fish
  3. loose head
  4. loose heads
  5. loose lip
  6. loose lips
  7. loose lips sink ships
  8. loose motion
  9. loose motions
  10. loose off
  11. loose scrum

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