faceplant
/ˈfeɪsˌplænt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Death or defeat in a multiplayer online game.
noun
A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first without a headlock or facelock.
verb
To completely fumble or fail in an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion.
Informal; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The skater slipped off his board and did a painful faceplant."
- "Only by catching himself with his poles had he avoided doing a face plant in the snow."
- "My cheek feels raw where Cherchette kissed me, like I did a face plant onto concrete."
- "2024 February 17, Sharon Adarlo, “AI Hiring Tools are Ignoring Qualified Candidates, Expert Says”https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-ignoring-qualified-candidates, The_Byte, futurism.com These kind of recruiting resources faceplants are likely to multiply as more businesses adopt these tools for the hiring process."
- "Moments before she face-planted on the tile, his hands shot out and grabbed her, pulling her safely to his chest. She face-planted in the middle of his pecs instead."
Etymology
From face + plant (“place, set firmly”). Originally skateboarding and snowboarding slang, a humorous variant of handplant, which is an intentional technique in these sports.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfeɪsˌplænt/
- British English: /ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/