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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|en|/ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/|a=RP}}
* {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|en|/ˈfeɪsˌplænt/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈfeɪsˌplænt/|a=GenAm}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-faceplant.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-faceplant.ogg|a=US}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{lb|en|informal}} The act of [[land]]ing [[face]] [[first]], as a result of an [[accident]] or [[error]].
# {{lb|en|informal}} The act of [[land]]ing [[face first]], as a result of an [[accident]] or [[error]].
#: {{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'''.}}
#* {{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
|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.}}
#* '''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
#*: These kind of recruiting resources '''faceplants''' are likely to multiply as more businesses adopt these tools for the hiring process.
# {{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]].
# {{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====
* [[assplant]]
* {{l|en|assplant}}
⚫
* {{l|en|handplant}}
* [[elbow plant]]
⚫
* [[handplant]]


====Translations====
====Translations====
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{{en-verb}}
{{en-verb}}


# {{lb|en|informal}} To [[land]] [[face]] [[first]].
# {{lb|en|informal|transitive|intransitive}} To [[land]] [[face]] [[first]].
#: {{syn|en|eat it|eat shit|q2=vulgar}}
#: {{syn|en|eat it|eat shit|q2=vulgar}}
#* {{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
|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.}}
# {{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]].


====Translations====
====Translations====
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===See also===
===See also===
* {{l|en|extreme sports}}
* {{l|en|extreme sport}}
* {{l|en|facepalm}}
* {{l|en|facepalm}}

Revision as of 20:56, 19 June 2024

See also: face-plant

Englisch

WOTD – 3 September 2010

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

Nomen

faceplant (plural faceplants)

  1. (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.
  2. (video games) Death or defeat in a multiplayer online game.
  3. (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

Translations

Verb

faceplant (third-person singular simple present faceplants, present participle faceplanting, simple past and past participle faceplanted)

  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To land face first.
    Synonyms: eat it, (vulgar) eat shit
    • 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.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To completely fumble or fail in an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion.

Translations

See also

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