boo-boo lip
n.— «“We’re not going to boo-boo lip,” he said. “I’m not going to come here and tell you what we can’t do. I’m not going to tell you what we don’t have. I’m not going to tell you all the reasons in the world you shouldn’t hold us accountable.”» —“Police chief encourages letter writers” by Ian Demsky Tennessean (Nashville) May 1, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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