facepalm 

to hit one's own forehead with your hand/palm, and drag it down one's face. Most often done in frustration or agitation.
Sometimes forcefully done to others for humour purposes.

As I tried to explain a complex math problem to a four year old, I felt a need to facepalm.

facepalm by Bedtime Nightmare August 13, 2007

facepalm 

When someone is so stupid that it makes you speechless, and the only thing you can do is shake your head or facepalm.

Guy 1: I swear! I'm a demon! Really.
Guy 2: *facepalm*

facepalm by Almighty891 December 16, 2008

facepalm 

A spontaneous reaction to an amazingly stupid statement, where the face of the listener meets with his palm in a smacking manner

Person A: OMG, Jessica Simpson got fat! She's defending womens' rights everywhere and being proud of her body!

Person B: FACEPALM

facepalm by ohhhhh yeaaaaahhh February 4, 2009

Facepalm 

Because words are not suitable to describe how dumb that was.

Random Ass Dude: HOMOSEXUALS ARE GAY!
Sophisticated Dude: *Facepalm*

Facepalm by Chazorlette March 18, 2009

facepalm 

usually an image posted on a message board or online blog that expresses disgust over one person's idiocy.

FACEPALM. because expressing how dumb that was in words just doesn't work.

facepalm by commonsense101 November 2, 2008

facepalm 

The speechless and typically disapproving response to embarrassing stupidity or ignorance in way of hiding your face in your palm in awkward shame for the other person.

"I saw 'Troy' yesterday. I can't believe Achilles died of an arrow in the heel, that's so stupid!"

*facepalm*

facepalm by Sugarberg May 23, 2010

Facepalm 

The act of hitting ones face with ones palm. Similar to headdesk. Often used in online chat as *facepalm* to describe the opposite persons complete and utter stupidity. Yeah, doesn't work so well with glasses.

Blonde Person: Wait. You don't hold the knife by the pointy end?
Chef: *FACEPALM* (repeated facepalms)

Facepalm by Died And Alive Immortal November 29, 2011