# lip service

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Promising but empty talk; words without action or intention.
2. Cunnilingus (sometimes also referred to as giving lip).

## Etymology
First use appears c. 1590, in A Treatise against Witchcraft by Henry Holland. Compare earlier lip-labour.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lip-service