lip servicen.

Etymology: See lip n. Compounds 1a (b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlip-service.

Service of the lip; service that is proffered but not performed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [noun] > as comfort or service

lip service1590

lip-comfort1632

lip-physica1640

1590 H. Holland Treat. against Witchcraft i. sig. I.3 Those wicked exorcists and coniurers delight Satan much in abusing..the holy worde of God:..this he will haue them doe,..to keepe men in the externall lippe seruice, least men shoulde vnderstand the powerfull working vertue of that holie word.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 419 No lip-service for me.

1850 ‘S. Yendys’ Roman i. 13 They..subdued the world And with superior scorn heard its lip-service.

1891 H. Caine Scapegoat II. ii. 25 People who had showed him lip-service when he was thought to be rich.

Derivatives

ˌlip-ˈserver n. one whose service is in profession only.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [noun] > insincere person

lip-comfortera1815

pseudo1829

lip-worshippera1846

lip-server1860

phoney1952

pseud1954

jive-ass1964

1860 All Year Round 25 Feb. 419 Such a noisy lip-server as that pauper.

Draft additions July 2009

to pay (also give) lip service: to make an empty or insincere expression of loyalty, approval, or support. Usually with to or indirect object.

ΚΠ

1811 W. Jay Short Disc. to be read in Families (new ed.) III. xxvii. 465 Judas gave him lip-service, and betrayed the Son of Man with a kiss.

1854 Ainsworth's Mag. 25 399 The day soon came when he reigned as my lord paramount, to which, as some tricked-out pump-handle, we bent knee and gave lip service.

1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names II. ii. 33 He gives the name of Cordeilla to the reserved but faithful daughter who could not pay lip service.

1899 Glasgow Herald 9 Dec. 7/4 It is not at the Old Masters that he scoffs in Italy, but rather at those who pay lip service to things which they neither enjoy nor understand.

1914 Outlook 4 July 534/1 Statesmen had paid it [sc. the question of the parliamentary vote for women] lip-service.

1983 S. Lyons in E. Ward & A. Silver Film Director's Team iv. 120 Directors only gave lip service to the budget.

2005 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. ii. 4/5 The truth is that for all the lip service paid to supporting the troops, out of sight is often out of mind.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	lip service
释义	lip servicen. Etymology: See lip n. Compounds 1a (b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlip-service. Service of the lip; service that is proffered but not performed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [noun] > as comfort or service lip service1590 lip-comfort1632 lip-physica1640 1590 H. Holland Treat. against Witchcraft i. sig. I.3 Those wicked exorcists and coniurers delight Satan much in abusing..the holy worde of God:..this he will haue them doe,..to keepe men in the externall lippe seruice, least men shoulde vnderstand the powerfull working vertue of that holie word. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 419 No lip-service for me. 1850 ‘S. Yendys’ Roman i. 13 They..subdued the world And with superior scorn heard its lip-service. 1891 H. Caine Scapegoat II. ii. 25 People who had showed him lip-service when he was thought to be rich. Derivatives ˌlip-ˈserver n. one whose service is in profession only. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [noun] > insincere person lip-comfortera1815 pseudo1829 lip-worshippera1846 lip-server1860 phoney1952 pseud1954 jive-ass1964 1860 All Year Round 25 Feb. 419 Such a noisy lip-server as that pauper. Draft additions July 2009 to pay (also give) lip service: to make an empty or insincere expression of loyalty, approval, or support. Usually with to or indirect object. ΚΠ 1811 W. Jay Short Disc. to be read in Families (new ed.) III. xxvii. 465 Judas gave him lip-service, and betrayed the Son of Man with a kiss. 1854 Ainsworth's Mag. 25 399 The day soon came when he reigned as my lord paramount, to which, as some tricked-out pump-handle, we bent knee and gave lip service. 1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names II. ii. 33 He gives the name of Cordeilla to the reserved but faithful daughter who could not pay lip service. 1899 Glasgow Herald 9 Dec. 7/4 It is not at the Old Masters that he scoffs in Italy, but rather at those who pay lip service to things which they neither enjoy nor understand. 1914 Outlook 4 July 534/1 Statesmen had paid it [sc. the question of the parliamentary vote for women] lip-service. 1983 S. Lyons in E. Ward & A. Silver Film Director's Team iv. 120 Directors only gave lip service to the budget. 2005 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. ii. 4/5 The truth is that for all the lip service paid to supporting the troops, out of sight is often out of mind. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1590
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