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wheyface

American  
[hwey-feys, wey-] / ˈʰweɪˌfeɪs, ˈweɪ- /

noun

  1. a face that or a person who is pallid, as from fear.

wheyface British  
/ ˈweɪˌfeɪs /

noun

  1. a pale bloodless face

  2. a person with such a face

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Other Word Forms

  • wheyfaced adjective

Etymology

Origin of wheyface

First recorded in 1595–1605; whey + face

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I thought this was mere imagination, for those young things always think they're going to die of love whenever a young wheyface looks at them a little kindly.

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