blue lips

noun

1. a plant, Collinsia grandiflora, of the figwort family, of western central North America, having short-stalked flowers with the upper lip purple or white and the lower lip blue or violet.

Example Sentences

By the time her 1-year-old arrived at Adventist Health hospital, he wasn’t breathing, had no pulse, his blue lips were blue, and he had an internal body temperature of 107.2 degrees, according to the police report.

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At this point he may have progressed to a breath-holding spell, as prolonged screaming often does in infancy, with blue lips and no air movement.

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“Blue Lips,” his sixth and most recent LP, shook off any midcareer stasis.

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Those tracks from “Blue Lips” were statements of purpose for 2024, but he also had hits for the L.A. canon: “Collard Greens” will go down as an era-defining track for SoCal rap, and at this 10-year anniversary edition of Flog Gnaw, you could start to see the history taking shape.

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“It’s a Ugly Come Up” is so feral, so brazenly uninhibited, that Schoolboy Q’s “Blue Lips” seems almost family-friendly by comparison.

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