Meanings
plural backpfeifengesichts
- A punchable face, or someone with such a face.
Death threats are, of course, dead out of order. But Brewer has a Backpfeifengesicht if anyone does.
2017 April 29, “iteresting TV stuff”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet)4 more examples
Perry, you're...you're...you're a Backpfeifengesicht." And she'd like to be the first to hit that face.
2015, Stacy McKitrick, Blind TemptationIt had started years before, when they'd been reading the Daily News on the subway and he'd casually noted that Ted Cruz had a Backpfeifengesicht—a face that needed a fist.
2019, Sloane Tanen, There's a Word for ThatLooking up—and this required significant neck strain—she met deep blue eyes, a crop of dark blond hair, a full beard, and soft-looking lips. A strikingly handsome and familiar face, and a complete backpfeifengesicht.
2020, Kate Meader, Man DownHey, Maddy, did you arrive okay? These reptilians are sure bringing their own backpfeifengesicht, aren't they?
2020, J. Michael Brower, Brian Miller: Dragon-Stars at War: Book Eight
Origin
- GermanBackpfeifengesicht
- Englishbackpfeifengesicht
Borrowed from German Backpfeifengesicht.
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