facepaw

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noun

A facepalm.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounfacepaw (plural facepaws)

plural facepaws

  1. slanglifestyleA facepalm.

    The dog smacked his face with his paw. "Facepaw!" Jork pointed out.

    2015, LogganogandLanden, Survivor: The Master's Quarters 1
verbfacepaw (third-person singular simple present facepaws, present participle facepawing, simple past and past participle facepawed)

present singular third person facepaws · participle present facepawing · participle past facepawed · past facepawed

  1. slanglifestyleTo facepalm.

    If a living human soul was allowed to spectate, he would see a Ry facepaw itself in frustration.

    2020, Legion20, Supreme Magus
    1 more example

    "Geez, they're really excited." Pamela commented, prompting Colette and Seba to facepalm (in Colette's case, facepaw).

    2016, Linkonpark100, Sebastian Silverstone and the Thea Sisters

Origin

From face + paw, by analogy with facepalm.

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Cite this entry
APA

facepaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facepaw

MLA

“facepaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facepaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facepaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facepaw.

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