Facepalm
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English
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Etymology
From English: face + palm (of one's hand). Found primarily in real-time text communication on the Internet.
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Pronunciation
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Verb
to facepalm (third-person singular simple present facepalms, present participle facepalming, simple past facepalmed, past participle facepalmed)
- To bring the palm(s) of one's hand(s) to one's face in mixed humor and disbelief. (e.g.: when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.)
- To bring one's face down to one's cupped hand or hands.
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Noun
facepalm (plural: facepalms)
- The act of facepalming.
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