liphooping

liphooping
 n.— «Tracy Doreen Dietzel […] will close the night with a short performance piece involving lip-synching and hula hooping, something she refers to as liphooping.» —“The abridged guide to Spring Gallery Night” by Jessica Steinhoff, Jason Albert, Ben Munson in Madison, Wisconsin Decider May 1, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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