facepalm

  1. Noun.  A gesture of bringing one palm or both palms to the face, with various interpretations.
  2. Verb.  To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief or disgust or shame, for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.
  3. Verb.  To bring one’s face down to one’s cupped hand or hands.

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