game face

noun

: a look of intense determination on the face of a game player

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Eventually, the emotion had to be turned off and the game face put on. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026 Mahjong and Canasta 2026 Get your game face on for a night of cards and tiles. Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026 Diggins sprang out of the gate with her game face and was ready for her best discipline, the 10km freestyle. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026 Harmon, who took to guarding Chavez like a hungry piranha coming off a fast, still wore her game face in postgame. Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for game face

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of game face was in 1965

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“Game face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20face. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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