Definitions

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  • interjection an expression of frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency of annoyed or irritated people to want to repeatedly bang their heads against their desk.
  • verb to bang one's head repeatedly against the desk in frustration

Etymologies

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From head + desk

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Examples

  • Unfortunately, the three hours of sleep + insufficient nap + two high-activity days in a row meant I abruptly lost my spoons at, I kid you not, 9. * headdesk* Fortunately, party date feste_sylvain was totally understanding, and the party was kinda getting too crowded to breathe anyway, so he took me home; I think I was sleep by 10: 15.

    Sunday morning miscellany mangosteen 2009

  • All of it is completely: headdesk: with the lack of imagination.

    True Blood--Again...Episode 9 rabid1st 2009

  • I think my favourite typo of this sort is someone who wrote "I concord" to show their agreement * headdesk*

    One of These Words Is Not Like The Other 2010

  • Being a librarian, I know that these stories come for a series of books that reaches back beyond the point where Sam being a werewolf would be a: headdesk: cliche, but still ...

    True Blood --- No Spoilers Please rabid1st 2009

  • The second one: I agree--the only thing to say is *headdesk*

    Isn't It Ironic? Don't Ya Think? 2010

  • I'm pinging the wrong damn IP address. * headdesk* Fixed that ... oh, look, connection is just fine.

    Annoyance pandora1723 2008

  • Those same companies refuse to put addicts through a second round of rehab. *headdesk*

    Diabetes Details 8: The Damage jimhines 2010

  • I'll see that *facepalm* and raise it with a *headdesk*

    Acronym FAIL | Indecision Forever | Political Humor, 2010 Election, and Satire Blog | Comedy Central 2010

  • This is generally stuff I've been too liberal artfully educated to not say anything about (Seizer's STIGMA class for the * headdesk*), or, in more ivory tower terms, "interrogate".

    What's Best for the Oppressed, #0: Intro! zhukora1 2008

  • The novelette has some odd POV things going on that'll take careful editing, and the many-revisions novel is... *headdesk* That's the one that I've written and now need to do the maps and such.

    The Writer's Peak Janice Hardy 2010

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