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-palm

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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