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Definition of facepalm
facepalm
interjection
- interjection conveying disbelief or disappointment. Used in text-based communication (e.g. online discussion forums.)
Person A: The earth is only 6,000 years old.
Person B: facepalm.Last edited on Sep 08 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 08 2010.
noun
- the bringing of one's palm to one's face as a sign of disbelief or disappointment.
It was worthy of a serious facepalm.
Last edited on Sep 08 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 08 2010.
verb - intransitive
- to bring one's palm to one's face as a sign of disbelief or disappointment.
It made me facepalm.
Last edited on Oct 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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