Definition of face-palm
intransitive verb
:to cover one's face with the hand as an expression of embarrassment, dismay, or exasperation
- But her body language was not good from the start on Saturday. She face-palmed after missing one forehand early, then shook her head after another errant shot.
- —Jeff Hartsell
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facepalm
or less commonly face-palm noun-
- There's a kind of facepalm moment in the terrific pilot episode of Amazon's terrific new series Transparent when you realize that the title is a pun.
- —Phil Maciak
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