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facepalm in Malay

tepuk dahi

UK/ˈfeɪsˌpɑː(l)m/US/ˈfeɪsˌpɑ(l)m/

facepalm in Malay: tepuk dahi. In English, facepalm means 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.

Malay words for facepalm

bring the palm of the hand to the face
tepuk dahi

English meaning of facepalm

  1. noun 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.
  2. verb To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.
  3. verb To bring one’s face down to one’s cupped hand or hands.

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Questions about facepalm in Malay

What is the meaning of facepalm in Malay?
Facepalm in Malay is tepuk dahi.
Apakah maksud facepalm dalam bahasa Melayu?
Facepalm: tepuk dahi.
What does facepalm mean in English?
Facepalm means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: facepalm (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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