liplock
nounUK /ˈlɪpˌlɒk/
Etymology From lip + lock.
- We figgered a gal might give us a lil liplock.1989, Charles Nelson, Panthers in the Skins of Men, page 25:
- The character is also denied an affirming liplock with her female love interest—a former taboo that was long ago shattered by L.A. Law, Roseanne and, earlier this season, Relativity (men kissing men, on the other hand, remains, for now, a no-no).1997 April 14, Bruce Handy, “Roll Over, Ward Cleaver”, in Time:
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- Dhiraj leaned over and kissed her on the lips. She gently returned the liplock.2015, Bryan Cohen, Portal Combat:
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Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A maneuver in which a fish is hooked by a curled finger inserted under the gill cover and extending to the fish's jaw.
- Regardless of whatever other qualities may differentiate Sooner fishermen, they are identical in that each has spent a good part of their lives dreaming about catching one nice bass — a whopper of such bulk that the traditional thumb and forefinger liplock wouldn't be nearly enough to hoist their catch into the boat.1991, Outdoor Oklahoma - Volumes 47-48, page 31:
- Hypernyms
- lock