lipstick /ˈlɪpstɪk/noun 4verb 1forms 3phrases 1 noun4 •color that people put on the mouth from a small stick, to make it look brighterAre you wearing any lipstick today? •A stick of this makeup.I'd like three lipsticks in this shade. •(slang) Ellipsis of lipstick lesbian. •(informal, euphemistic) A dog's penis.“So she storms off, yelling at me, ‘Tell your dog to put his lipstick back in its case!’ and that dog and I just stared after them. Both of us were totally smitten.” — 2012 verb1 •To apply lipstick to; to paint with lipstick.She had even white teeth and a mouth that needed no lipsticking. — 1936 formslipsticked · lipsticking · lipsticks Phrases with lipstick put lipstick on a pigTo superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.