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duckface

American  
[duhk-feys] / ˈdʌkˌfeɪs /
Or duck face

noun

  1. Informal. a facial expression in which the lips are pressed together and pushed forward, especially in a photograph.


Etymology

Origin of duckface

duck 1 + face

Example Sentences

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Some viewers likened Davis's expression to "duckface" - a term which describes an exaggerated pouting expression, often employed by social media influencers.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2022

His lip pucker seems intended to approximate a laborer’s grimace, but it looks like Kardashian duckface.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2020

And no, you can’t do duckface, either: that’s only slightly less lame, being straight-up 2014.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2015

We need an education solution as ubiquitous as the selfie, only with less duckface.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2013

"Take your lips and put them back to normal," croons John Gamble, 28, of Easthampton, Mass., in a song he wrote after his fiancee complained she was "sick of girls making duckface."

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2011

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