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facepalm

or face-palm or face palm

[ feys-pahm ]

noun

  1. the gesture of placing the palm of one's hand across the face, as to express embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, etc. (often used as an interjection): Okay, that was dumb—facepalm!

    She read the post and comments and did a facepalm.

    Okay, that was dumb—facepalm!

verb (used without object)

  1. to use this gesture to express such emotions.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of facepalm1

First recorded in 2000–05; face + palm 1( def 1 )

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