Use in Vernacular
- The phrase "lipstick on his collar" is a euphemism to describe a man who is cheating on his partner.
- A "lipstick lesbian" is a gay or bisexual woman who exhibits feminine gender attributes. The alliterative term is thought to have come into common usage during the 1980s in order to distinguish between lesbians who adhere to more conventional gender roles and those who do not. In some contexts, it has pejorative connotations.
- Lippy is a British colloquialism for lipstick, particularly in Northern England
- The phrase "lipstick on a pig" is a euphemism for unsuccessfully attempting to make attractive something (or some idea) that is inherently unattractive.
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