"backpfeifengesicht" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backpfeifengesichts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Backpfeifengesicht. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Backpfeifengesicht}} Borrowed from German Backpfeifengesicht Head templates: {{en-noun}} backpfeifengesicht (plural backpfeifengesichts)
  1. A punchable face, or someone with such a face. Categories (topical): Face, People
    Sense id: en-backpfeifengesicht-en-noun-jVqgAXgr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015, Stacy McKitrick, Blind Temptation:",
          "text": "Perry, you're...you're...you're a Backpfeifengesicht.\" And she'd like to be the first to hit that face.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 April 29, “iteresting TV stuff”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet):",
          "text": "Death threats are, of course, dead out of order. But Brewer has a Backpfeifengesicht if anyone does.",
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          "ref": "2019, Sloane Tanen, There's a Word for That:",
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          "ref": "2020, Kate Meader, Man Down:",
          "text": "Looking up—and this required significant neck strain—she met deep blue eyes, a crop of dark blond hair, a full beard, and soft-looking lips. A strikingly handsome and familiar face, and a complete backpfeifengesicht.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2020, J. Michael Brower, Brian Miller: Dragon-Stars at War: Book Eight:",
          "text": "Hey, Maddy, did you arrive okay? These reptilians are sure bringing their own backpfeifengesicht, aren't they?",
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