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Meaning of screwface | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A contorted facial expression of anger, frustration, or aggression.

Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang

Examples

““Oh, and tell your girl to stop giving me the screwface.””
“She put on a screwface—an unfriendly facial contortion that denotes anger and frustration—then broke into the chant of a popular reggae protest song.”
“Klinsmann had to know from observing the cranky screwface Dempsey displayed in public that this was no moonbeam of a player.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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