faceplantとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• face-plant

語源

face +‎ plant (“place, set firmly”). Originally skateboarding and snowboarding slang, a humorous variant of handplant, which is an intentional technique in these sports.

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪsˌplænt/

名詞

faceplant (複数形 faceplants)

1. (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.

   The skater slipped off his board and did a painful faceplant.

   • 2005, Michael Thomas Ford, Looking For It, Kensington Publishing Corp. (→ISBN)

     Only by catching himself with his poles had he avoided doing a face plant in the snow.

   • 2009, Sarah Cross, Dull Boy, Penguin (→ISBN)

     My cheek feels raw where Cherchette kissed me, like I did a face plant onto concrete.

2. (video games) Death or defeat in a multiplayer online game.
3. (wrestling) A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first without a headlock or facelock.

   Synonym: facebuster

使用する際の注意点

Other variants are more rarely found, such as assplant (“land on one’s ass, buttocks (unintentionally)”), in addition to variants of the intentional handplant, such as elbow plant.

動詞

faceplant (三人称単数 現在形 faceplants, 現在分詞 faceplanting, 過去形および過去分詞形 faceplanted)

1. (informal) To land face first.

   Synonyms: eat it, (卑語) eat shit

   • 2013, Micah Persell, Of Consuming Fire: Middle of the Garden, Simon and Schuster (→ISBN)

     Moments before she face-planted on the tile, his hands shot out and grabbed her, pulling her safely to his chest. She face-planted in the middle of his pecs instead.

2. (informal) To completely fumble or fail an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion.

動詞

face-plant (三人称単数 現在形 face-plants, 現在分詞 face-planting, 過去形および過去分詞形 face-planted)

1. Alternative spelling of faceplant
   • 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 195:

     He stumbles on the steps and falls, clumsily enough to face-plant on a riser.