permafrownとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• perma-frown

語源

perma- +‎ frown

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝməfɹaʊn/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːməfɹaʊn/
• ハイフネーション: per‧ma‧frown

名詞

permafrown (複数形 permafrowns)

1. (informal) A permanent frown.
   • 2004, Devon Mack Wild, Pick-Up Lines That Work, →ISBN, p. 28 (Google search result):

     If she doesn't smile with this pick-up line she might be suffering from a case of permafrown.

   • 2009, Stephen Frey, Forced Out, →ISBN, p. 219 (Google preview):

     Usually the kid wore a mean permafrown and stared everyone down.

   • 2013, J. R. Ward, Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, →ISBN, (Google preview):

     [T]hat face . . . was so grim, with hollows under the cheekbones and a perma-frown that suggested the guy hadn't slept in seven days.

参考

• resting bitch face