ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Boot lip

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The lip at the top end of the shaft of a boot..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The lip at the top end of the shaft of a boot.
  2. (derogatory) A large lip, especially of a black person.
  3. (derogatory, ethnic slur, synecdochic) A black person.

Example Sentences

He watched them back down the drive, same as the morning before. He waited a half hour, folded the knife and stuck it to his sock pulled high above the bootlip.
Nigger, I can hear your bootlips blubbering. Now calm down, they'll lose their elasticity and won't snap back into shape after you gorge yourself on chicken wings!
When a dumb nigger like you flaps his bootlips over and over and over for 2 months, and keeps saying he's sincere, and he has "partners" and he's going to Apelanta and Akron, etc., who knows what might happen.
Last month's exchange between me and Kafou was nothing but an attempt to identify him. I led him around by his bootlips! And he fell for it--hook, line, and sinker!
Huge bootlips and noses do NOT look good.
I could barely understand any of that bix nood. I wonder if the fish hooks in its bootlips had anything to do with that. I want to see the chimpout when they correct the error next week after the coon has already niggered the money away.
Sounds of agreement could be heard coming form our other teammates, indicating to me that Angie's husband was indeed significantly more racist than the rest of them. I took that to mean that he mus have been a part of some type of organized hate group, like the Klan, or the skinheads. “He can't stand y'all,” she continued. “He calls y'all a bunch of boot lips.”
The vile, savage bootlips don't give a shit about each other. They never have.

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When Should You Use Boot lip?

Use boot lip when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does boot lip mean?

Boot lip means The lip at the top end of the shaft of a boot..

What is a synonym for boot lip?

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

What is the opposite of boot lip?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use boot lip in a sentence?

He watched them back down the drive, same as the morning before. He waited a half hour, folded the knife and stuck it to his sock pulled high above the bootlip.

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