permafrown

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English

Alternative forms

perma-frown

Etymology

From perma- +‎ frown.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝməfɹaʊn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːməfɹaʊn/
Hyphenation: per‧ma‧frown

Noun

permafrown (plural permafrowns)

(informal) A permanent frown.
- 2004, Devon Mack Wild, Pick-Up Lines That Work, →ISBN, page 28:
  If she doesn't smile with this pick-up line she might be suffering from a case of permafrown.
- 2009, Stephen Frey, Forced Out, →ISBN, page 219:
  Usually the kid wore a mean permafrown and stared everyone down.
- 2013, J. R. Ward, Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood‎, →ISBN:
  hat face . . . was so grim, with hollows under the cheekbones and a perma-frown that suggested the guy hadn't slept in seven days.

See also

resting bitch face

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