Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screwface

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: screw-face
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contorted facial expression of anger, frustration, or aggression.

Slang

verb

To make a screwface (at someone).

Intransitive verb; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“Oh, and tell your girl to stop giving me the screwface.”"
"She put on a screwface—an unfriendly facial contortion that denotes anger and frustration—then broke into the chant of a popular reggae protest song."
"Klinsmann had to know from observing the cranky screwface Dempsey displayed in public that this was no moonbeam of a player."
"When it’s done, I leave the lecture theatre screwfacing anyone who tries watching me and they look away quicktime and no one says nothing."

Etymology

From screw + face.

Usage

Inflected Forms

screwfaces (plural) screwfaces (present, singular) screwfacing (participle, present) screwfaced (participle, past) screwfaced (past)

Derived Forms

screwfaced

Synonyms

grimace

Questions

What does screwface mean?: A contorted facial expression of anger, frustration, or aggression.
Where does screwface come from?: From screw + face.

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