Definition of lose face

lose face

verb

• to be humiliated.

                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from article title, TechCrunch, Michael Arrington, 2011-05-12 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on May 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'face':
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
*ss face	Definitions include: a person who behaves in an offensive, pompous manner; "ass".
bald-faced lie	Definitions include: a lie that is so obvious that it is detected immediately.
beep face	Definitions include: a general insult.
b*tch face	Definitions include: a bitch.
butter face	Definitions include: a woman with an attractive body, but an ugly face.
butt f*ck face	Definitions include: a person who is butt ugly or stupid.
crater face	Definitions include: a person who has large, deep, pit-like scars on their face, typically caused by severe acne.
c*nt face	Definitions include: a general insult.
d*ck face	Definitions include: an unkind person; "jerk"; "ass".
dog-faced	Definitions include: extremely ugly; "hideous".
doll-face	Definitions include: form of address for an attractive person or one's significant other.
donkey-faced	Definitions include: ugly.
duckface	Definitions include: the face made by puckering one's lips as if to kiss someone.
F2F	Definitions include: acronym for "face to face".
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Other terms relating to 'lose':
lose	Definitions include: to get rid of.
lose ground	Definitions include: to lose progress.
lose it	Definitions include: to lose one's temper.
lose (one's) cherry	Definitions include: lost her virginity
lose (one's) cool	Definitions include: to lose one's temper.
lose (one's) edge	Definitions include: to decline in a particular skill.
lose (one's) head	Definitions include: to become extremely angry.
lose (one's) keys	Definitions include: To lose one's virginity.
lose (one's) lunch	Definitions include: to vomit
lose (one's) marbles	Definitions include: to go insane.
lose (one's) religion	Definitions include: southern term for losing one's temper.
lose (one's) shirt	Definitions include: to lose a lot or all of one's money.
lose (one's) sh*t	Definitions include: to lose one's composure.
lose touch	Definitions include: to cease regular contact with someone.
win or lose	Definitions include: no matter what.

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