thick lips
Plump labial features
Thick lips are lips that are full or fleshy rather than thin.
The phrase appears in neutral descriptions of facial features, but has historically carried racial overtones when used to stereotype Black people.
Context determines whether the term is merely descriptive or reflects prejudice: She admired her thick lips in the mirror versus caricatures emphasizing exaggerated features.
- poutSulky facial expression
- plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled
- fullMaximum extent reached
- pillowySoft and cushioned
- collagenStructural body protein
kiss · blow a kiss · swell · voluminous · soft · fleshy · sensual · moist · pronounced · caricature · labial · rounded · plush · gloss · rouge · racial identity · voluptuous · pucker
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- caricature featuresbig eyes, big head, long nose, bulging eyes, puffy cheeks
- dysmorphiabody dysmorphia, body checking, excessive grooming, camouflaging, weight obsession