long face

noun

An expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom.

“Why the long face? Is something wrong?”

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Meanings

nounlong face (plural long faces)

plural long faces

  1. An expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom.

    Why the long face? Is something wrong?

    1 more example

    Come on, don't look so worried! Now, Chewy is not gonna want to come to a house of long faces, is he? Come on Malla, let's see a little smile. There that's better.

    1978 November 17, 14:01 from the start, in The Star Wars Holiday Special (Science Fiction), spoken by Mark Hamill, →OCLC

Translations

Catalan cara llarga, cara estirada
  • cara llargaexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
  • cara estiradaexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Chinese Cantonese 年初四噉嘅樣 /年初四噉嘅样
  • 年初四噉嘅樣 /年初四噉嘅样expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Chinese Mandarin 闷闷不乐, 不悦
  • 闷闷不乐 (mènmènbùlè)expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
  • 不悦 (bùyuè)expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Finnish synkkä ilme
  • synkkä ilmeexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
French tête d'enterrement, tronche d'enterrement
  • tête d'enterrementexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
  • tronche d'enterrementexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
  • gueule d'enterrementexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
German langes Gesicht
  • langes Gesichtexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Hungarian bánatos/savanyú arc/kép, lógatja az orrát
  • bánatos/savanyú arc/képexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
  • lógatja az orrátexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Icelandic fýlusvipur
  • fýlusvipurexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Polish smutna mina
  • smutna minaexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Spanish cara larga
  • cara largaexpression of sadness and disappointment or gloom
Cite this entry
APA

long face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20face

MLA

“long face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20face. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long face,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20face.

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