facepalm

face·palm

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Definitions of facepalm word

noun facepalm the gesture of placing the palm of one's hand across the face, as to express embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, etc. (often used as an interjection): She read the post and comments and did a facepalm. Okay, that was dumb—facepalm! 1
verb without object facepalm to use this gesture to express such emotions. 1
noun facepalm A gesture in which the palm of one’s hand is brought to one’s face, as an expression of disbelief, shame, or exasperation. 1
noun facepalm A gesture of bringing one palm or both palms to the face, with various interpretations. 0
verb facepalm To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief or disgust or shame, for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun. 0
verb facepalm To bring one’s face down to one’s cupped hand or hands. 0

before 2000

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 2000-05; face + palm1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".