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单词 headdesk
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headdeskn.int.

Brit. /ˈhɛddɛsk/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌdɛsk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.1, desk n.
Etymology: < head n.1 + desk n. Compare headdesk v.
colloquial.
A. n.
An act or instance of striking one's head, often repeatedly, against a desk or table at which one is sitting, typically as an ostentatious or dramatic gesture of frustration, exasperation, dismay, etc. Cf. facepalm n.Frequently (and earliest) in attributive use.Chiefly used humorously or hypothetically, in the context of writing or communicating online.
ΚΠ
2002 Re: Your Personal Free On-line Weekly Planner! in alt.drunken.bastards (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Jan. ‘Keltic’..wrote..: If you drink during the week it diverts energy from head-desk self abuse.
2007 @yahooza 19 Sept. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Doing m' *headdesk* dance. Ow. Ow. Ow.
2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Oct. 40 Western military analysts responded with a series of face-palms and head-desks, having no other answer.
B. int.
Used to express frustration, exasperation, dismay, etc., with reference to the gesture (see sense A.). Cf. facepalm int.Usually in the context of writing or communicating online.
ΚΠ
2002 Re: Dickens Faire: looking for Garb to Borrow in alt.fairs.renaissance (Usenet newsgroup) 22 Oct. Sweetie looked at me really funny when I told him about it. He didn't get it either *head-desk, head-desk*.
2007 @GreyDuck 27 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. archive) Ticket/activity management, and sending email. All of my tasks are waiting on other people to do /their/ tasks. *headdesk*.
2017 D. McGowan Making of Us (e-book, accessed 18 June 2018) xi. 98 ‘What help do you feel you need from us, Jesse?’ Head-desk, head-desk, head-desk. ‘I don't know.’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

headdeskv.

Brit. /ˈhɛddɛsk/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌdɛsk/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: headdesk n.
Etymology: < headdesk n.
colloquial.
intransitive. To strike one's head against (or as if against) a desk or table at which one is sitting, often repeatedly, typically as an ostentatious or dramatic gesture of frustration, exasperation, dismay, etc. Cf. earlier headdesk n., headdesk int.Chiefly used humorously or hypothetically, in the context of writing or communicating online.Cf. also facepalm v.
ΚΠ
2005 Re: Group Chat! Keep it Active! in Role Playing Addicts Anonymous (Usenet newsgroup) 22 July Resists urge to headdesk.
2008 @mavieenlair 27 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I wonder if the screenwriters headdesked & almost offed themselves writing.
2011 Cairns Post (Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 44 It'll all be OK—that's the fairytale he's trying to sell. It's time to headdesk again.
2018 @jess_paton 21 May in twitter.com I know I've asked this a million times and you're probably headdesking about it at this point.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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