When someone is so stupid that it makes you speechless, and the only thing you can do is shake your head or facepalm.
by Almighty891 December 5, 2008
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
Person B: FACEPALM
by ohhhhh yeaaaaahhh February 4, 2009
by Chazorlette March 18, 2009
usually an image posted on a message board or online blog that expresses disgust over one person's idiocy.
by commonsense101 September 20, 2008
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
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)
Chef: *FACEPALM* (repeated facepalms)
by Died And Alive Immortal June 8, 2011
A gesture in which you slap your hand against your face in times of shame, woe, disgust, or baffled at something stupid and idiotic someone said or did. Used on the Internet in times of IM or any other form of online chatting.
Example 1
rocketgirl11: omg, i think that f i got on my math test stood for FANTABULOUS.
sugarskull12: are you fucking kidding me? *facepalm*
sugarskull12 has logged off
rocketgirl11: what?
Example 2
Jamie: I can't believe you failed World Language. English is easiest language in word!
Moksha: *facepalm* It's English is THE easiest language in THE WORLD. And I'm the one that failed World Language? No, I would has passed the test if you gave time me for study!
Jamie: *facepalm* Would has? You serious Moksha?
rocketgirl11: omg, i think that f i got on my math test stood for FANTABULOUS.
sugarskull12: are you fucking kidding me? *facepalm*
sugarskull12 has logged off
rocketgirl11: what?
Example 2
Jamie: I can't believe you failed World Language. English is easiest language in word!
Moksha: *facepalm* It's English is THE easiest language in THE WORLD. And I'm the one that failed World Language? No, I would has passed the test if you gave time me for study!
Jamie: *facepalm* Would has? You serious Moksha?
by Psuedonym Pippy May 19, 2011