Friday face

noun

A gloomy or melancholy face.

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Meanings

nounFriday face (plural Friday faces)

plural Friday faces

  1. UKobsoleteslangA gloomy or melancholy face.

Origin

Perhaps from Friday being a day of meagre fare among Catholics and High Church Protestants.

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APA

Friday face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friday%20face

MLA

“Friday face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friday%20face. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Friday face,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friday%20face.

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