soy face

noun

A facial expression associated with unmasculine and immature men (soy boys), who are often photographed expressing surprise or excitement with their mouth agape.

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Meanings

nounsoy face (plural soy faces)

plural soy faces · alternative soyface

  1. InternetderogatoryA facial expression associated with unmasculine and immature men (soy boys), who are often photographed expressing surprise or excitement with their mouth agape.

    A weird, soundless, open-mouthed excitement that portends nothing good. People have talked about it for years, and called it by many names: "Cuckface," "Nu-Male Smile," and, most enduringly, "Soy Face" (sometimes even "Soylent Grin").

    2020 July 2, Miles Klee, “'Soy Face' Is Real, and It's Annoying”, in MEL Magazine

Origin

Blend of soy boy + face.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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