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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/|a=RP}} |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈfeɪsˌplænt/|a=GenAm}} |
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* {{audio|en|en-us-faceplant.ogg| |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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# {{lb|en|informal}} The act of [[land]]ing [[face |
# {{lb|en|informal}} The act of [[land]]ing [[face first]], as a result of an [[accident]] or [[error]]. |
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#: {{ux|en|The skater slipped off his board and did a painful '''faceplant'''.}} |
#: {{ux|en|The skater slipped off his board and did a painful '''faceplant'''.}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=2005|author=Michael Thomas Ford|title=Looking For It|publisher=Kensington Publishing Corp.|isbn=9780758290748 |
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2005|author=Michael Thomas Ford|title=Looking For It|publisher=Kensington Publishing Corp.|isbn=9780758290748 |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=Sarah Cross|title=Dull Boy|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781101024805 |
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=Sarah Cross|title=Dull Boy|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781101024805 |
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|passage=My cheek feels raw where Cherchette kissed me, like I did a '''face plant''' onto concrete.}} |
|passage=My cheek feels raw where Cherchette kissed me, like I did a '''face plant''' onto concrete.}} |
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#* '''2024''' February 17, Sharon Adarlo, “AI Hiring Tools are Ignoring Qualified Candidates, Expert Says”[https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-ignoring-qualified-candidates], The_Byte, futurism.com |
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#*: These kind of recruiting resources '''faceplants''' are likely to multiply as more businesses adopt these tools for the hiring process. |
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# {{lb|en|video games}} [[death|Death]] or [[defeat]] in a [[multiplayer]] [[online]] [[game]]. |
# {{lb|en|video games}} [[death|Death]] or [[defeat]] in a [[multiplayer]] [[online]] [[game]]. |
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# {{lb|en|wrestling}} A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first without a [[headlock]] or [[facelock]]. |
# {{lb|en|wrestling}} A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first without a [[headlock]] or [[facelock]]. |
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====Related terms==== |
====Related terms==== |
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* {{l|en|assplant}} |
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* [[elbow plant]] |
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{{en-verb}} |
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# {{lb|en|informal}} To [[land]] [[face]] [[first]]. |
# {{lb|en|informal|transitive|intransitive}} To [[land]] [[face]] [[first]]. |
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#: {{syn|en|eat it|eat shit|q2=vulgar}} |
#: {{syn|en|eat it|eat shit|q2=vulgar}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=2013|author=Micah Persell|title=Of Consuming Fire: Middle of the Garden|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781440570339 |
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2013|author=Micah Persell|title=Of Consuming Fire: Middle of the Garden|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781440570339 |
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|passage=Moments before she '''face-planted''' on the tile, his hands shot out and grabbed her, pulling her safely to his chest. She '''face-planted''' in the middle of his pecs instead.}} |
|passage=Moments before she '''face-planted''' on the tile, his hands shot out and grabbed her, pulling her safely to his chest. She '''face-planted''' in the middle of his pecs instead.}} |
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# {{lb|en|informal}} To completely fumble or fail an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion. |
# {{lb|en|informal|intransitive}} To [[completely]] [[fumble]] or [[fail]] in an [[activity]], usually in a [[spectacular]] [[fashion]]. |
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* {{l|en|extreme |
* {{l|en|extreme sport}} |
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* {{l|en|facepalm}} |
* {{l|en|facepalm}} |
Revision as of 20:56, 19 June 2024
See also: face-plant
Englisch
Alternative forms
Etymology
face + plant (“place, set firmly”). Originally skateboarding and snowboarding slang, a humorous variant of handplant, which is an intentional technique in these sports.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪsˌplænt/
Audio (US): (file)
Nomen
faceplant (plural faceplants)
- (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident oder error.
- The skater slipped off his board and did a painful faceplant.
- 2005, Michael Thomas Ford, Looking For It, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN:
- Only by catching himself with his poles had he avoided doing a face plant in the snow.
- 2009, Sarah Cross, Dull Boy, Penguin, →ISBN:
- My cheek feels raw where Cherchette kissed me, like I did a face plant onto concrete.
- 2024 February 17, Sharon Adarlo, “AI Hiring Tools are Ignoring Qualified Candidates, Expert Says”[1], The_Byte, futurism.com
- These kind of recruiting resources faceplants are likely to multiply as more businesses adopt these tools for the hiring process.
- (video games) Death or defeat in a multiplayer online game.
- (wrestling) A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first without a headlock oder facelock.
- Synonym: facebuster
Related terms
Translations
act of landing face first
video games: death or defeat in multiplayer games
Verb
faceplant (third-person singular simple present faceplants, present participle faceplanting, simple past and past participle faceplanted)
- (informal, transitive, intransitive) To land face first.
- 2013, Micah Persell, Of Consuming Fire: Middle of the Garden, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- Moments before she face-planted on the tile, his hands shot out and grabbed her, pulling her safely to his chest. She face-planted in the middle of his pecs instead.
- (informal, intransitive) To completely fumble or fail in an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion.
Translations
to land face first
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See also
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