lip-smacking

adj, adv, noun — 3 senses

lip-smacking

adj

Etymology See smack one's lips.

1

Informal Tasty; appetizing.

lip-smacking

adv

Etymology See smack one's lips.

1

Aunt Bessy's Easter ham is always lip-smacking good.
She looked so lip-smacking good that he knew even a brief conversation would be a challenge.2003, Susan Donovan, Take a Chance on Me, St. Martin's Press, page 313:

Synonyms: lip-smackingly

lip-smacking

noun

Etymology See smack one's lips.

1

The act or an instance of smacking one's lips.

Related terms: poppism

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