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Dipstick vs Lipstick - What's the difference?

dipstick | lipstick |

As nouns the difference between dipstick and lipstick

is that dipstick is a stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge while lipstick is (uncountable) makeup for the lips.

dipstick

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
    • I haven't checked the oil level of my car's motor since I lost the dipstick three months ago.
  • (slang) A penis.
  • (slang) A useless person.
  • (slang, euphemistic) A dipshit.
  • (slang, UK) A person of inferior intellect or, more accurately, someone who makes an action that would imply this.
    • That referee is a right dipstick .

    See also

    * ("dipstick" on Wikipedia)

    lipstick

    English

    (wikipedia lipstick)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) makeup for the lips.
    • Are you wearing any lipstick today?
  • (countable) A stick of this make-up.
    • I'd like three lipsticks in this shade.

    Derived terms

    * lipstick lesbian