"facemaking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From face + making. Etymology templates: {{com|en|face|making}} face + making Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} facemaking (uncountable)
  1. The act of making a face (making a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-facemaking-en-noun-s19h74MY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "But this show, long on facemaking, shrieking, drawn-out pauses and the kind of fussy comic acting usually associated with domestic comedies, needed a lot more than live musicians to pick it up.",
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