See that's what I would have said but then thought of what part of my face is waxed when I go to get a "lip" wax. JUST THAT AREA. craziness.
That is a stumper.
I just looked in my
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,
and apparently there is no official name for that whole area. There's the philtrum, and the lovely muscle that controls your lip and makes everything from smiles to sneers to oral sex possible is called the
orbicularis oris.
Orbicularis oris. Orbicularis oris.
It doesn't really flow. I think the hivemind could do better than that. We came up with vagina bojangler, surely we can outdo
orbicularis oris.
First, congratulations jengod!
Second, my first f2f encounter was with the buffistas, at an LAista dinner way back when ita first arrived in LA. At Jerry's Deli, I think. I mostly recall the live action version of the Kristen and Allyson show. And Alibelle's eating. And that Robin looked exactly like herself, even though I had never seen her before.
Third? Yes, msbelle, cheeky.
See that's what I would have said but then thought of what part of my face is waxed when I go to get a "lip" wax
That's just because they don't want to say "mustache wax" to a girl.
Personally, I think Hec is on the monkey crack.
I am merely reporting common usage. "Upper lip" is the area above your lip but below your nose. Otherwise it is rare to note the toppermost of the two lips, except when describing a snarl or sneer.
Face terminology
Note: "The vertical depression in the center of the upper lip directly under the tip of the nose."
See? Philtrum is in the center of the upper lip. Not above the upper lip.
I just noticed this vocabulary deficit last week! I was trying to show Bob someone on TV who had "lined her upper lip. I mean, above her upper lip. Over her lip! The lining is not on the lip!"
"Upper lip" is the area above your lip
You see how wobbly that statement is, right?
it is rare to note the toppermost of the two lips, except when describing a snarl or sneer
How much more common is it to note the lowermost of said lips?
Buffistas: the only place outside of professional dentistry communities where maxillo-facial nomenclature warrants in depth discussion.
How much more common is it to note the lowermost of said lips?
Bad writers are always overworking the lower lip: "She chewed on her lip thoughtfully" "His lower lip trembled as they lowered the penguin into the deep fat fryer"
Buffistas: the only place outside of professional dentistry communities where maxillo-facial nomenclature warrants in depth discussion.
I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
