Facemaking
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making a face (making a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste). uncountable
"But this show, long on facemaking, shrieking, drawn-out pauses and the kind of fussy comic acting usually associated with domestic comedies, needed a lot more than live musicians to pick it up."
Example
More examples"But this show, long on facemaking, shrieking, drawn-out pauses and the kind of fussy comic acting usually associated with domestic comedies, needed a lot more than live musicians to pick it up."
Etymology
From face + making.
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