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Backpfeifengesicht 

A German compound word/term that loosely translates to "Cheek pipe face".

In common use it means something to the effect of "A face badly in need of a fist" meaning this is a person that needs to be punched. Alternate translations list the given action as "slap" rather than "punch" or the given weapon as "crowbar" rather than "fist".
Uwe Boll's offenses against the video game industry would not be as bad were he not a Backpfeifengesicht.
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backpfeifengesicht 

From German: Backpfeifengesicht
A face that deserves to be slapped ( - or in the case of a Hackfresse - punched as hard as humanly possible and/or hit with a chair).

See also: Sean Hannity
He's the biggest backpfeifengesicht I've ever seen.
backpfeifengesicht by michellenya October 4, 2011

Backpfeifengesicht 

German compound word for a 'face that should be slapped' - and growing in English usage thanks to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Alberta).
My God, the Backpfeifengesicht on Ted Cruz - and he really is that much of an asshole! Are people actually voting for him, or just voting against old Captain Comb-over?
Backpfeifengesicht by EazyBeezy August 31, 2016

backpfeifengesicht 

Ajit Pai - a person that looks like it's begging you to slap him in the face
That Ajit guy is surely a backpfeifengesicht because i slaped my monitor unconsciously while watching him.
backpfeifengesicht by Lektor December 15, 2017

Backpfeifengesicht 

A face that, when you look at it, makes you feel the need of slapping.
A face in need of a beating.
A: Do you know Johnny Somali?
B: That one dickhead? Obviously. His face is the incarnation of a Backpfeifengesicht.
Backpfeifengesicht by Shwouf November 26, 2024
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026