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leopards eating faces party

What does leopards eating faces party mean?

A tag slapped on stories where someone is shocked — shocked! — that the thing they cheered for is now happening to them. The joke writes itself: you voted for the Leopards Eating Faces Party, you don't get to complain when leopards eat your face.

"Farmer who campaigned against immigrant labour says his crops are rotting — classic Leopards Eating Faces moment."

Origin

From a 2015 Adrian Bott tweet: 'I never thought leopards would eat MY face, sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating Faces Party.' Spawned r/LeopardsAteMyFace in 2017, which institutionalised it as a Reddit category.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leopards Eating Faces Party mean?
It's schadenfreude shorthand for people who get punished by the exact policy they voted for.
How do you use Leopards Eating Faces Party in a sentence?
For example: "Shocked the cuts hit them too? Classic Leopards Eating Faces Party moment."
Where does Leopards Eating Faces Party come from?
It comes from a widely shared line about someone surprised that the 'Leopards Eating People's Faces Party' would eat their face after they voted for it.
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