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facepalms

facepalms is the plural of facepalm.

facepalms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of facepalm.

Meaning of facepalm

Noun

facepalm (plural facepalms)

  1. A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.
    • [Cue: William Tell Overture] [sound of Frank Zappa's “San Ber'dino” being played on Japanese instruments] [Kevin (the Muse): “Wargh! It SAID _William Tell!”] [Cantata11 (walking up with a koto): “Oof. Sorry. It's just that the girls had gotten warmed up to the other thingy...”] [Kevin: “William...1996 June 6, Amy Borden, “SG: Slackers Anonymous #14”, in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet), retrieved 07 Feb 2017, message-ID <Pine.SGI.3.91.960606231711.21356A-100000@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>

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Questions about facepalms

What is facepalms the plural of?
Facepalms is the plural of facepalm.

Words near facepalms in the dictionary

  1. facepaint
  2. facepaints
  3. facepalm
  4. facepalmed
  5. facepalming
  6. facepalms
  7. facepalmy
  8. facepaw
  9. facepawed
  10. facepawing
  11. facepaws

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