DENOTATION
a faceroll is when playing a video game, to use one'
s face on the keyboard to play the game instead of using one's hands.
(See alternate
definition for etymology relating to World of Warcraft and one very specific meaning.)
CONNOTATION
This is a hyperbolic, humorous term used to imply that certain kinds of
play are overpowered (i.e. unfair), very easy (again in contrast to others), or are marked by being devoid of any strategy. That is to say, you can play the game successfully (1) without looking at the screen and (2) by hitting random
keys (with
your face.)
The term faceroll can be used as generally derogatory or inflammatory, as it is essentially a personal attack devaluing the video game developers's judgment.
Evolution of the use of the term into
gamer lexicon demonstrates the term can simply be used humorously as an absurdity (to alleviate tension rather than create an indictment.)
--In context of World of Warcraft--
"I played a Paladin once. I started playing, and then
rolled my face over the keyboard. When I looked up, I was in Outland."
(This comment suggests that
1/3 of the game content can be completed using a Paladin character in one faceroll. This comment is witty and humorous as an absurdity, because it would take ~50-
60 hours of play
time to complete this task.)
"We don't need to use crowd control in this dungeon. We can just faceroll it."
(This
player is arguing that the dungeon is so easy, the group doesn't need to pay attention to what they are doing.)
