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lip out

British  

verb

  1. golf (of a ball) to reach the edge of the hole without dropping in

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Someone was telling me to stick my butt out and jive talk and walk around and stick your lip out and bug your eyes.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2023

He rolled the ball within 5 feet, then didn’t have enough speed on the par attempt and watched it lip out.

From Seattle Times Apr. 9, 2021

That little lip out, along with thousands of other shots, were the difference.

From Golf Digest Apr. 10, 2020

He had a 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 that would have forced a playoff lip out.

From Washington Times Jul. 11, 2018

He turned and gave his version of a smile, which was a slight affirmative, the lips barely curled, the lower lip out in front.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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