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game face

game face noun: the expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.

Noun

game face (plural game faces)

  1. (idiomatic) The expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.
    • The editor told his star reporter to put his game face on, because he was going to cover a potentially hours-long city council meeting where they were going to discuss the controversial issue and tempers were expected to flare.
  2. (idiomatic) A facial expression used to prevent giving away one's emotions.

Forms of game face

pluralgame faces

Questions about game face

What does game face mean?
Game face means the expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.
What part of speech is game face?
Game face is a noun.
What is the plural of game face?
The plural of game face is game faces.

Words near game face in the dictionary

  1. game devs
  2. game drive
  3. game drives
  4. game engine
  5. game engines
  6. game face
  7. game faces
  8. game fish
  9. game fishes
  10. game fowl
  11. game is game

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