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face like a slapped arse

face like a slapped arse is the alternative form of face like a smacked arse.

Meaning of face like a smacked arse

Noun

face like a smacked arse (plural faces like smacked arses)

  1. (Ireland, Northern England, mildly, slang, vulgar, simile) The face of someone who looks depressed.

Forms of face like a slapped arse

pluralfaces like slapped arses

Questions about face like a slapped arse

What is face like a slapped arse the alternative form of?
Face like a slapped arse is the alternative form of face like a smacked arse.

Words near face like a slapped arse in the dictionary

  1. face job
  2. face lift
  3. face lifts
  4. face like a bag of spanners
  5. face like a fiddle
  6. face like a slapped arse
  7. face like a slapped ass
  8. face like a slapped bum
  9. face like a smacked arse
  10. face like a smacked ass
  11. face like a smacked bum

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