"upper lip" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-upper lip.wav
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  1. Synonym of labium superius oris. Synonyms: labium superius oris [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: stiff upper lip Related terms: lower lip Translations (Translations): μύσταξ (mústax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 上脣 /上唇 (shàngchún) (Chinese Mandarin), bovenlip (Dutch), хэдюн (həʒun) (Evenki), ylähuuli (Finnish), lèvre supérieure (French), Oberlippe [feminine] (German), kakkiviaq (Greenlandic), felső ajak (Hungarian), ylileuka (Ingrian), labbro superiore [masculine] (Italian), 上唇 (uwakuchibiru) (alt: うわくちびる) (Japanese), 上唇 (jōshin) (alt: じょうしん) (Japanese), 윗입술 (wisipsul) (Korean), 상순 (sangsun) (Korean), хөмүүн (xömüün) (Mongolian), lábio superior [masculine] (Portuguese), buză superioară [feminine] (Romanian), labio superior [masculine] (Spanish), överläpp [common-gender] (Swedish), ngusò (Tagalog), ริมฝีปากบน (Thai)
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  2. (humorous, sarcastic, vulgar) Sarcastic or jocular response to a person who has performed oral sex on someone. Tags: humorous, sarcastic, vulgar
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