Definition of pay lip service to
pay lip service to
verb
- to pretend to obey or believe something, but to not do so in actuality.
Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'lip': | |
| Definitions include: of a female, to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to stop talking. | |
| Definitions include: To place a large amount of dip in between one's cheek and jaw. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "dick sucking lips." | |
| Definitions include: to remain courageous. | |
| Definitions include: to be in eager anticipation. | |
| Definitions include: "back-talk"; "sass"; "attitude". | |
| Definitions include: lip balm. Origin: Canada. | |
| Definitions include: a kiss, to kiss. | |
| Definitions include: the labia. | |
| Definitions include: lip balm used to soothe dry lips. | |
| Definitions include: "pay close attention." | |
| Definitions include: to be quiet. | |
Other terms relating to 'pay': | |
| Definitions include: to do good deeds. | |
| Definitions include: an insult. | |
| Definitions include: to bribe. | |
| Definitions include: to pay too much money. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical "wall" that prevents access to content until payment is made. | |
Other terms relating to 'service': | |
| Definitions include: n. oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to interact with sexually. | |
| Definitions include: Oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: to terminate an account because the account-holder violated the Terms of Service. | |
Other terms relating to 'to': | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: See nine to five. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority. | |
| Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to revisit one's past. | |
| Definitions include: to go back to the beginning. | |
| Definitions include: extreme; "all out". | |
| Definitions include: to be vastly superior. | |
| Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else. | |
| Definitions include: to be unintelligible. | |
| Definitions include: to do. | |
| Definitions include: more important things to deal with. | |
| Definitions include: to kill or destroy. | |
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