face palm

A form of facepalm — A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.

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Meanings

nounface palm (plural face palms)

plural face palms

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of facepalm.
verbface palm (third-person singular simple present face palms, present participle face palming, simple past and past participle face palmed)

present singular third person face palms · participle present face palming · participle past face palmed · past face palmed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of facepalm.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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