boo-boo lip

boo-boo lip
 n.— «It is such a refreshing sight to see Warren the Sapp standing on the sideline with his boo-boo lip hanging out, looking “dumb”-founded, with nothing to say.» —“Sapp should chase QBs, not spotlight” St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Nov. 9, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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