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- noun A gesture of bringing one palm or both palms to the face, with various interpretations.
- verb To bring the
palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixedhumor anddisbelief ordisgust orshame , for example, when one is caughtoff-guard with a particularly bad pun. - verb To bring one’s face down to one’s
cupped hand or hands.
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Examples
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Also sidenote ... hate using the word facepalm: P wrote: why have a day to celebrate metal when there's not a day to celebrate any other genre of music?
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A facepalm is the only response I can really come up with regarding the original news item.
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A facepalm is the only response I can really come up with regarding the original news item.
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(The intellectual Right must have had a collective "facepalm" moment when she said, "We miss Ronald Reagan" and his nuclear and national defense policies.)
Stories from The Sun Cody Gault 2010
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I think facepalm-inducing weirdness helps keep your brain limber.
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Unfortunately, she was right. (facepalm) These books make vampire lovers look bad.
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Presumably, he already had the free-thinkers and non-partisan voters on his side * facepalm*
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Dunno how I missed this news earlier … * facepalm*
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » I’m an assistant editor! 2010
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Muahaha! jackdurden facepalm blog comments powered by Disqus
Warner Bros in talks for Space Invaders, Monopoly On Track for 2012 or 2013 | /Film 2010
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I wanted to pick up the set in December but no extended edition is all types of/facepalm so I didn't even bother. slumbergod
Lord of the Rings Theatrical-Edition Blu-Ray Angers Fans | /Film 2010
seanahan commented on the word facepalm
Hitting your palm against your forehead in frustration.
November 8, 2007
plethora commented on the word facepalm
Close relative of *headdesk*
July 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word facepalm
Frustration or embarrassment, I think. No?
July 8, 2008
plethora commented on the word facepalm
Yes.
July 8, 2008
seanahan commented on the word facepalm
Mostly from frustration.
July 9, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word facepalm
*facepalm*
June 16, 2010