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Facepalm facts for kids

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Facepalm gesture

A facepalm (sometimes also face-palm or face palm) is when someone places their hand flat across their face or puts their face into their hand or hands. This gesture is found in many cultures. It can be done as a display of frustration, embarrassment, shock, or surprise.

Images for kids

  • Agnes Varda-0460 (cropped) facepalm

    Agnès Varda doing a facepalm

  • Smiley emoticons doh

    A pictogram of a facepalm

  • Frustrated man at a desk (cropped)

    A double facepalm.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Facepalm para niños

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