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give some lip
give someone some lip
Inf. to speak rudely or disrespectfully to someone; to sass someone. Billy gave me some lip, so I whupped him. Jane is always giving the teacher some lip.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Fleming | | ['flemiŋ] | |
Jing | | - | Chinese |
Yua | | yoo-ah | Japanese |
Ukko | | OOK-ko (Finnish) | Finnish, Finnish Mythology |
Jalal | | - | Arabic, Persian |
MargrÉT | | - | Icelandic |