Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small stick of waxy lip coloring enclosed in a cylindrical case.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable
makeup for thelips . - noun countable A
stick of this make-up.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb form by tracing with lipstick
- noun makeup that is used to color the lips
- verb apply lipstick to
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Examples
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So, now, Gov Mooseillini has trademarked the term lipstick?
McCain Has Said "Lipstick On A Pig" At Least Three Times 2009
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| Reply | Permalink well, i've heard the term lipstick on a pig for years, but you're the woman here, so i'll take your word that it's sexist. you're also the republican here, so i'll take your word that "uppity" isn't racist.
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So, now, Gov Mooseillini has trademarked the term lipstick?
McCain Has Said "Lipstick On A Pig" At Least Three Times 2009
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By not referring to her and using the term lipstick everyone would catch what he intended it to be.
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"People know the term lipstick killer, and that there was a sensational crime, but I don't think it's talked about in detail."
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Because of the Candelilla wax, this lipstick is a more waxy feeling lipstick than the Sheer Lipstick.
Lipstick Recipes Anne-Marie 2008
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Get out the knee pads TONY and make sure your lipstick is the right shade!
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#34 – Get out the knee pads TONY and make sure your lipstick is the right shade!
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The color is what they call lipstick red and will spice up any boring outfit!
The Bag Snob: Reviews of Designer Handbags, Authentic Designer Purses, and Leather Bags 2008
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Let's just leave this dipstick in lipstick fade away.
Plouffe: Palin would be 'catastrophic' as 2012 GOP nominee 2009
bilby commented on the word lipstick
"Obama poked fun of McCain and Palin's new 'change' mantra.
'You can put lipstick on a pig,' he said as the crowd cheered. 'It's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It's still gonna stink. We've had enough of the same old thing.'"
- Amie Parnes, 'Obama: Lipstick on a Pig', politico.com, 9 Sep 2008.
September 11, 2008