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facepalm
Or face-palm
[feys-pahm]
noun
the gesture of placing the palm of one's hand across the face, as to express embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, etc. (often used as an interjection): Okay, that was dumb—facepalm!
She read the post and comments and did a facepalm.
Okay, that was dumb—facepalm!
verb (used without object)
to use this gesture to express such emotions.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of facepalm1
Example Sentences
Villa defender Ezri Konsa did a facepalm gesture as he and midfielder Youri Tielemans tried to contain their laughter, while PSG's Fabian Ruiz and Ousmane Dembele exchanged puzzled glances.
When Lyles’ made his “world champion of what?” comment last year, Booker responded with a facepalm emoji.
Donovan responded with several facepalm emojis and joked, “Where were you 7 hours ago???”
Jamala, who is currently in Australia, responded to the news of her being placed on the list by posting a photo of herself in front of the Sydney Opera House with a link to an article about it and a facepalm emoji.
This term, the high court has proved itself to be a kind of lethal combination of the History Channel and bazooka—if you’re taking the bar exam this summer, I would suggest that the answer to every constitutional law question is, quite reasonably, “facepalm.”
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When To Use
Facepalm refers to the gesture of putting one's hand up against the face, used mainly to express feelings of stupidity and frustration about oneself or others.
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