Dictionary

permafrown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɜːməfɹaʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɝməfɹaʊn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From perma- + frown.

Meanings

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

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Relateds

resting bitch face