duckface

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Etymology

From duck +‎ face, suggesting a duck's bill.

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duckface (countable and uncountable, plural duckfaces)

  1. (slang) A facial expression in which the lips are pushed outwards in a pout.
    Synonym: ducklips
    • 2012, Tara French, Broken Harbour:
      She turned pages in the album, gave a wry little smile to a shot of the four lads making duckfaces and faux-gangster hand signs.
    • 2014, P. J. Day, King's Blood, page 11:
      For example, Mary has a severe case of duckface in this picture. Her lips are scrunched together as if someone pumped collagen and lemon juice in them at the same time. She is doing this for attention and thinks men will find it cute.
    • 2023 September 30, HarryBlank, “Meeting in the Middle”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
      He began to sob into her uniform, why is she wearing a uniform, and she shoved him away. They were standing in the equipment tracks maintenance access, he realized. "Can you prove it?"

      "What?" His mind was freewheeling. "No! Can you?"

      She made a sort of duck-face, considering, then offered a tentative "...maybe. 'Here's to the Survivors?'"

      "Holy shit," he wheezed. Then he doubled over. He was far, far too old to be running marathons.

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