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15 maj 2004 · 1. When someone says they're going to do something when they aren't going to do anything to support it. Bankers often give lip service. 2. The act of licking a vagina. Person A: Oh, don't worry, I'll take care of that right away. Person B: Meh, that's probably just lip service, I won't get too excited. by Poncho Franzwarez March 12, 2010.
17 lut 2021 · One person in a crowd that will use "philisophical lip service" to control the conversation by insisting that their beliefs are the ways to live by.
12 paź 2007 · lip service To pay attention to an issue in speech , but not do anything about it. The politician gave lip service to issues of poverty , without ever changing any policies.
LIP SERVICE definition: 1. to say that you agree with something but do nothing to support it: 2. to say that you agree…. Learn more.
Definition: A disingenuous expression of support. Origin of Lip Service. Both the Old and New Testaments contain references to honoring God or Jesus only with one’s lips. In other words, followers would say with their mouths that they are followers of Jesus, but their actions show a different story.
The meaning of LIP SERVICE is an avowal of advocacy, adherence, or allegiance expressed in words but not backed by deeds —usually used with pay. How to use lip service in a sentence.
If you say that someone pays lip service to an idea, you are critical of them because they say they are in favour of it, but they do not do anything to support it. [disapproval] Unhappily, he had done no more than pay lip service to their views. [+ to] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
