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long face

noun

  1. an unhappy or gloomy expression:

    He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.



long face

noun

  1. a disappointed, solemn, or miserable facial expression
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Derived Forms

  • ˌlong-ˈfaced, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of long face1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Idioms and Phrases

A facial expression showing sadness or disappointment, as in Greg's long face was a clear indication of his feelings . [Late 1700s]
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Example Sentences

The wolf stared at him, a furious look painted across his long face, making Jack take an involuntary step backward.

The scream had come from a tall, thin woman who now stood in the doorway wearing a vibrant blue dress, full, platinum-colored hair framing her long face.

The Duchess pulled a long face.

In January 1998, an aspiring Japanese comedian named Tomoaki Hamatsu but better known as Nasubi — or “eggplant,” because of his long face — was chosen to star in “Susunu! Denpa Shōnen,” a hit variety show.

In 1998, an aspiring comedian named Tomoaki Hamatsu — nicknamed Nasubi, the Japanese word for eggplant, because of his long face — won the opportunity to compete on an extreme kind of game show.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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