Liplock vs Lidlock - What's the difference?
liplock | lidlock |
(chiefly, US, informal) A kiss; especially a long, passionate one.
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As nouns the difference between liplock and lidlock
is that liplock is (chiefly|us|informal) a kiss; especially a long, passionate one while lidlock is (rare|medicine) a specialized speculum used to hold eyelids open, such as in or for lasek eye surgery.liplock
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Alternative forms
* lip lock * lip-lockNoun
(en noun)Roll Over, Ward Cleaver," Time , 14 Apr.,
- The character is also denied an affirming liplock with her female love interest—a former taboo that was long ago shattered by L.A. Law'', ''Roseanne'' and, earlier this season, ''Relativity (men kissing men, on the other hand, remains, for now, a no-no).
E! Reviews: P.S. I Love You," E! Online , 20 Dec. (retrieved 23 Jan. 2008),
- After lots of talk about "the perfect kiss," their close-up lip-lock is surprisingly boring.
