Definitions
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- noun informal The act of
landing face first , as a result of anaccident orerror . - noun video games
Death ordefeat in popularmultiplayer online games . - noun A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down to the mat face-first without a
headlock or facelock. - verb informal To
land face first .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Does break. com have nothing but "faceplant" videos or idiot kids falling off skateboards?
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Does break. com have nothing but "faceplant" videos or idiot kids falling off skateboards?
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There isn't much that's more fun than watching Ivan Carter faceplant off a trampoline.
Media members attempting trampoline dunks Dan Steinberg 2011
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I dunno, I'd be worried about doing a faceplant (worse yet, if you planted chickpeas, you might falafel your bike) (I did that once and I falafel about it).
Boing Boing 2009
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Watching Randall do a faceplant on the gameboard on Survivor last night was a bit scary.
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Jim demonstrated Eckhart's "power of being in the now," with a faceplant in a pot of flowers on the stage, still speaking.
Denise Lumiere: Will Authentic Inspiration Finally Find Its Way to the Air Waves?: Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment Rocks the House Denise Lumiere 2012
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Watching Randall do a faceplant on the gameboard on Survivor last night was a bit scary.
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We don't know who this model is, but we cringed hard watching her do a faceplant out of nowhere while working this car show.
Car Model Does Faceplant In Front Of Audience: FAL WATCH (VIDEO) 2010
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Toxicity concerns don't amount to anything since I don't see many players sitting down to picnic on the surface--the odd faceplant notwithstanding.
Archive 2010-01-01 Matt Johnston 2010
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Toxicity concerns don't amount to anything since I don't see many players sitting down to picnic on the surface--the odd faceplant notwithstanding.
Turf Wars Matt Johnston 2010
bilby commented on the word faceplant
One of those words that seems to crop up in 'funny' home video descriptions such as "Painful Bike Faceplant Leaves Kid Sore".
September 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word faceplant
A Smile That Grows™
October 24, 2008
bilby commented on the word faceplant
In Japan, more acceptable than cigarettes.
September 23, 2009