facepalmv.
/ˈfeɪspɑːm/, U.S. /ˈfeɪsˌpɑ(l)m/ colloquial.
intransitive. To bring the palm of one's hand to one's face, typically as an ostentatious and dramatic gesture of dismay, exasperation, embarrassment, etc. Cf. facepalm int., facepalm n. Cf. also headdesk v.Frequently used humorously or hypothetically, in the context of writing or communicating online.
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1996 SG: Remains #2 (2/2) in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet newsgroup) 15 May ‘Do you have any idea what might be different?’ ‘Um... No?’ Christie facepalmed. ‘Well, her hair was red this morning, right? It's blonde now. You figure it out.’
2007 @monanotlisa 11 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I saw that too and facepalmed. *sigh*.
2011 Times 1 Jan. (Sat. Review) 14/1 Many times in the preceding week the country had been given to exclaim—facepalming violently—‘Vince! Vince! You've just exploded your career’.
2016 Daily Gaz. (Sterling, Illinois) (Nexis) 28 Oct. The moment it came out of my mouth, I wanted to facepalm.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
facepalmint.n.
/ˈfeɪspɑːm/, U.S. /ˈfeɪsˌpɑ(l)m/ colloquial.
A. int.
Used to express dismay, exasperation, embarrassment, etc., with reference to the gesture (see sense B.).Usually in the context of writing or communicating online.Cf. headdesk int.
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1996 SG: Slackers Anonymous #14 in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet newsgroup) 6 June ‘Wargh! It said William Tell!’..(facepalm).
2007 @j_l_r 16 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Screencapped a bunch of Downloaded and LDYB2 before I realized I was screwing up. *facepalm*.
2017 M. Sugiura It's not like it's Secret v. 34 His eyes flick up and back down. ‘Hi.’.. ‘I'm new.’ Facepalm. I quit. Forget faking it—I can't do this.
B. n.
An act or instance of bringing the palm of one's hand to one's face, typically as an ostentatious and dramatic gesture of dismay, exasperation, embarrassment, etc.Frequently used humorously or hypothetically, in the context of writing or communicating online.Cf. headdesk n.
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1996 SG: Slackers Anonymous #16—‘Experienced?’ in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Aug. ‘Do you think Carl Sagan might be available?’ There was a mass-facepalm. ‘No.’ they chorused.
2012 Independent 22 Mar. 21/4 Were the cameras not on him, the PM would no doubt have indulged in an aristocratic facepalm, or whatever the upper-class equivalent is.
2018 @Murphsup93 26 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I believe another facepalm is in order.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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