facepalm
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From face + palm. Attested since at least 2001.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪsˌpɑː(l)m/
Nomen
facepalm (plural facepalms)
- A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations.
- 1996 June 6, Amy Borden, “SG: Slackers Anonymous #14”, in bit.listserv.superguy[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
- [Cue: William Tell Overture] [sound of Frank Zappa's “San Ber'dino” being played on Japanese instruments] [Kevin (the Muse): “Wargh! It SAID _William Tell!”] [Cantata11 (walking up with a koto): “Oof. Sorry. It's just that the girls had gotten warmed up to the other thingy...”] [Kevin: “William _Tell_, 11.” (facepalm)]
- 1996 August 6, General Chaos, “SG: Slackers Anonymous #16 -- “Experienced?””, in bit.listserv.superguy[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
- “Do you think Carl Sagan might be available?” There was a mass-facepalm. “No.” they chorused.
- 2008, Sara Vance-Hogan, Dies Irae: Love and Friendship, page 243:
- A look of realization crossed her face; she looked like she may have given herself a face palm if her hands weren't full.
- 2012 July 3, Marina Hyde, “A lesson in Olymp-o-nomics”, in The Guardian:
- According to a study by me, this generates a multibillion facepalm for the UK economy, making everyone who considers it at least eleventy hundred pounds unhappier.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
gesture
Verb
facepalm (third-person singular simple present facepalms, present participle facepalming, simple past and past participle facepalmed)
- To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust oder shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.
- 1996 May 15, Jon Robertson, “SG: Remains #2 (2/2)”, in bit.listserv.superguy[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
- Christie blinked, then *looked* at Steven. “Do you have any idea what might be different?” “Um... No? Christie facepalmed. “Well, her hair was red this morning, right? It's blonde now. You figure it out.”
- 1996 May 21, Jesse Brian Taylor, “SG: Tornado Knights #10 (2/2)”, in bit.listserv.superguy[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
- “Yay! I know you! You're Nicholas Lee, the detective who got fired 'cos of us!” Nina exclaimed happily. Lee facepalmed. “Arrgh...” “Nina...” Tris muttered. “Let's quit while we're ahead, okay?”
- To bring one’s face down to one’s cupped hand or hands.
Usage notes
- Found primarily in real-time text communication on the Internet, often involving image macros or ASCII art of someone facepalming.
Coordinate terms
Translations
bring the palm of the hand to the face
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bring the face to the palm of the hand
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See also
References
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English facepalm.
Nomen
facepalm m (invariable)
- facepalm
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