thurd pahr-tee feys pahm
The physical gesture of someone else placing his/her
hand(s) flat across one's face or lowering one's face into said hand(s). The gesture is found as a display of extreme frustration,
disappointment, embarrassment, or a combination of all three. A third party face palm is only necessary when the action(s) witnessed are ridiculous enough that, 1) require additional assistance in displaying your frustration, disappointment, and/or embarrassment. 2) at risk of injuring your own self in the process of expressing said emotions. 3) both of your hands are
broken, and your not about to beat yourself in the face with a cast. That's just
silly and would require someone else to third party face palm at your expense.
Michael was briskly walking towards the stairs. He slips on a banana peel causing him to tumble down the stairs, in result taking
five more
people down with him. Suzy face palmed herself but felt it wasn't enough. She asks the
gentleman next to her to assist her in a third party face palm. He agrees to help Suzy, but only ends up pushing her down the stairs as well. Everybody fails; Third party face palm.