"screwface" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-screwface.wav Forms: screwfaces [plural]
Etymology: Compound of screw + face. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|screw|face}} Compound of screw + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} screwface (plural screwfaces)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A contorted facial expression of anger, frustration, or aggression. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Facial expressions Synonyms: grimace Derived forms: screwfaced [adjective]
    Sense id: en-screwface-en-noun-dp092m0N Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 73 27 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-screwface.wav Forms: screwfaces [present, singular, third-person], screwfacing [participle, present], screwfaced [participle, past], screwfaced [past]
Etymology: Compound of screw + face. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|screw|face}} Compound of screw + face Head templates: {{en-verb}} screwface (third-person singular simple present screwfaces, present participle screwfacing, simple past and past participle screwfaced)
  1. (intransitive, transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To make a screwface (at someone). Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive
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