lip job

English

Alternative forms

  • lip-job
  • lipjob

Etymology

From lip +‎ job, after nose job.

Noun

lip job (plural lip jobs)

  1. (informal, surgery) A plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the lip(s), especially for cosmetic reasons.
    Hyponyms: cheiloplasty, lip lift
    • 2010, Lesley Reynolds Khan, chapter 6, in Look Younger For Longer: Easy Ways to Drop a Decade, Rodale Inc., page 153:
      You should also think about what you'll look like 20 years from now. That permanent lip job may look OK at the moment, but will probably look pretty odd when you're a pensioner.
    • 2011, Wendy Holden, chapter 4, in Marrying Up, Headline Review, page 37:
      Was this really Boz Eyes? But there was no sign of a squint; the eyes examining her as she approached were big, dark, thick-lashed and absolutely regular. Cheekbones had come from somewhere. And had she had a lip job?
    • 2014, Lynne Marshall, chapter 2, in 200 Harley Street: American Surgeon in London, Mills & Boon, page 77:
      She came to the upper-lip portion of the surgery and was very pleased with her work and almost smiled, then finished removing the remaining gauze. Mitchell’s lip job looked superb. . .and strangely familiar. He’d gone beyond the call of duty and augmented Julie’s lower lip as well, to make them match up in the best way possible.

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