facemaking

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noun

The act of making a face (making a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste).

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Meanings

nounfacemaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of making a face (making a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste).

    But this show, long on facemaking, shrieking, drawn-out pauses and the kind of fussy comic acting usually associated with domestic comedies, needed a lot more than live musicians to pick it up.

    2005, John Freedman, Moscow Performances II: The 1996-1997 Season, page 9

Origin

From face + making.

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APA

facemaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facemaking

MLA

“facemaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facemaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facemaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facemaking.

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