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Liplock vs Riplock - What's the difference?

liplock | riplock |

As nouns the difference between liplock and riplock

is that liplock is a kiss; especially a long, passionate one while riplock is a deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.

liplock

English

Alternative forms

* lip lock * lip-lock

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, informal) A kiss; especially a long, passionate one.
  • * 1997 , Bruce Handy, " 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).
  • * 2007 , Matt Stevens, " 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.

    Related terms

    * lock lips

    Anagrams

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    riplock

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia riplock)
  • (computing) A deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.