"give lip" meaning in English

See give lip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gives lip [present, singular, third-person], giving lip [participle, present], gave lip [past], given lip [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> lip}} give lip (third-person singular simple present gives lip, present participle giving lip, simple past gave lip, past participle given lip)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, transitive) To speak to someone rudely or without respect. Tags: idiomatic, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-give_lip-en-verb-QAZQZYQj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Talking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Talking: 54 46
  2. (slang, vulgar, transitive) To perform cunnilingus on a woman. Tags: slang, transitive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-give_lip-en-verb-eKnniXs0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Talking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Talking: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lip service (english: second sense)

Inflected forms

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