"bootlip" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bootlips [plural]
Etymology: boot + lip Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boot|lip}} boot + lip Head templates: {{en-noun}} bootlip (plural bootlips)
  1. The lip at the top end of the shaft of a boot.
    Sense id: en-bootlip-en-noun-5ctd3o-N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 4 7
  2. (derogatory) A large lip, especially of a black person. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-bootlip-en-noun-Sq0td6J8
  3. (derogatory, ethnic slur, synecdochically) A black person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slur
    Sense id: en-bootlip-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English synecdoches
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boot lip Derived forms: bootlipped

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1998 November 21, Bull Connor, “Maintaining the Legacy of His \"Race\"”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2003 August 7, Work Work Work, “Zambia deports Asian for \"hate email\"”, in alt.culture.zambia (Usenet)",
          "text": "When a dumb nigger like you flaps his bootlips over and over and over for 2\nmonths, and keeps saying he's sincere, and he has \"partners\" and he's going\nto Apelanta and Akron, etc., who knows what might happen.",
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          "ref": "2003 August 16, Destiny's Father, “Kafou Lobo: A Pitifully Stupid Man”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2010 April 1, DFS, “Yay! More Awesome Toolbars! Imgburn & ask.com”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy (Usenet)",
          "text": "Huge bootlips and noses do NOT look good.",
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          "ref": "2017 November 1, Byker, “Excreeshia gets an extra $600 on her EBT card by mistake and chimps out”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet)",
          "text": "I could barely understand any of that bix nood. I wonder if the fish hooks\nin its bootlips had anything to do with that. I want to see the chimpout\nwhen they correct the error next week after the coon has already niggered\nthe money away.",
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          "text": "2003 September 29, Pencil Eraser, “Bootlips Always Need More Taxpayer (WHITE) Money To Prevent Their Own Violence”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):",
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          "ref": "2016 February 29, Leroy Wilson, Reversal of Trends: A Black Man’S Journey Across the Mason-Dixon Line, iUniverse",
          "text": "Sounds of agreement could be heard coming form our other teammates, indicating to me that Angie's husband was indeed significantly more racist than the rest of them. I took that to mean that he mus have been a part of some type of organized hate group, like the Klan, or the skinheads.\n“He can't stand y'all,” she continued. “He calls y'all a bunch of boot lips.”",
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        {
          "ref": "2020 August 7, DFS, “OT: Where is BLM”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2022 February 13, ]v [etaphoid, “New Spook TV show \"Everything's Gonna Be All White\" exposes evil Whitey's racisms an' sheeeyit”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool (Usenet)",
          "text": "It would just be footage of all black countries showing what shitholes they\nare and what America will become if the bootlips ever do complete their takeover.",
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          "ref": "2003 August 7, Work Work Work, “Zambia deports Asian for \"hate email\"”, in alt.culture.zambia (Usenet)",
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          "text": "Last month's exchange between me and Kafou was nothing but an\nattempt to identify him. I led him around by his bootlips! And he fell",
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          "ref": "2010 April 1, DFS, “Yay! More Awesome Toolbars! Imgburn & ask.com”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2017 November 1, Byker, “Excreeshia gets an extra $600 on her EBT card by mistake and chimps out”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet)",
          "text": "I could barely understand any of that bix nood. I wonder if the fish hooks\nin its bootlips had anything to do with that. I want to see the chimpout\nwhen they correct the error next week after the coon has already niggered\nthe money away.",
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          "ref": "2016 February 29, Leroy Wilson, Reversal of Trends: A Black Man’S Journey Across the Mason-Dixon Line, iUniverse",
          "text": "Sounds of agreement could be heard coming form our other teammates, indicating to me that Angie's husband was indeed significantly more racist than the rest of them. I took that to mean that he mus have been a part of some type of organized hate group, like the Klan, or the skinheads.\n“He can't stand y'all,” she continued. “He calls y'all a bunch of boot lips.”",
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          "ref": "2020 August 7, DFS, “OT: Where is BLM”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy (Usenet)",
          "text": "The vile, savage bootlips don't give a shit about each other. They\nnever have.",
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          "ref": "2022 February 13, ]v [etaphoid, “New Spook TV show \"Everything's Gonna Be All White\" exposes evil Whitey's racisms an' sheeeyit”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool (Usenet)",
          "text": "It would just be footage of all black countries showing what shitholes they\nare and what America will become if the bootlips ever do complete their takeover.",
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