facepalm in Japanese
facepalm in Japanese is 手に顔を埋める — facepalm means a gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.
facepalm in Japanese
手に顔を埋める
To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.
What does "facepalm" mean?
- noun A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.
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What is "facepalm" in Japanese?
"facepalm" in Japanese is 手に顔を埋める. facepalm means: A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.
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