Closed and Lipped

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Closed adjective - Not open.

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Lipped and closed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lipped" instead a noun "Closed".

Nearby Words: close, closing, closure, closer

Lipped adjective - Having a lip or lips.

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Closed and lipped are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Closed" instead a noun "Lipped".

Nearby Word: lipping

The manga ended with a Big Lipped Alligator Moment Gecko Ending as well with Manta suddenly dreaming of the cast in fairy tale getups and heading off to rescue Princess Hao,; this was eventually rectified with special edition volumes which properly closed the story.

Source: Gecko Ending
Big Lipped Alligator Moment: Invoked by Snow and Bigby, who decide to treat The Great Fables Crossover as this since the matter appears to have been closed, and they have plenty of other things to worry about without the bizarre meta-concepts complicating things further.

Source: Comicbook / Fables
This trope combines with But Not Too Gay when conservative-minded parents went batshit about an episode of Glee where Kurt and Blaine had a very passionate kissing scene (in actuality the kiss only lasted a couple seconds and was almost completely closed lipped).

Source: Think of the Children!

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