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facepaw

facepaw noun: a facepalm.

Noun

facepaw (plural facepaws)

  1. (slang) A facepalm.
    • The dog smacked his face with his paw. "Facepaw!" Jork pointed out.2015, LogganogandLanden, Survivor: The Master's Quarters 1

Verb

facepaw (third-person singular simple present facepaws, present participle facepawing, simple past and past participle facepawed)

  1. (slang) To facepalm.
    • "Geez, they're really excited." Pamela commented, prompting Colette and Seba to facepalm (in Colette's case, facepaw).2016, Linkonpark100, Sebastian Silverstone and the Thea Sisters
    • If a living human soul was allowed to spectate, he would see a Ry facepaw itself in frustration.2020, Legion20, Supreme Magus

Forms of facepaw

Noun
pluralfacepaws
Verb
third-person singular presentfacepaws
present participlefacepawing
past participlefacepawed
pastfacepawed

Origin of facepaw

From face + paw, by analogy with facepalm.

Questions about facepaw

What does facepaw mean?
Facepaw means a facepalm.
What part of speech is facepaw?
Facepaw can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of facepaw?
The plural of facepaw is facepaws.

Words near facepaw in the dictionary

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

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