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    Patwa headword

    Lippy

    /LIP-ee/

    Adjective
    Gloss
    "Talkative / Disrespectful"
    Definition
    Cheeky, talking back, or being verbally disrespectful.
    Example
    "Di pickney too lippy." — "The child is too disrespectful."
    Origin
    Derived from having 'too much lip'.

    Lippy is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.