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/ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/ · noun
(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.
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Only by catching himself with his poles had he avoided doing a face plant in the snow.
My cheek feels raw where Cherchette kissed me, like I did a face plant onto concrete.
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.
Use faceplant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Faceplant means (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error..
Common synonyms include facebuster, eat it, eat shit.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The skater slipped off his board and did a painful faceplant.
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