Faceplant
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /ˈfeɪsˌplænt/
Alternative forms
Origin
face + plant#Etymology 2("place, set firmly").
Originally skateboarding and snowboarding slang, a humorous variant of handplant, which is an intentional technique in these sports.
Full definition of faceplant
Noun
faceplant
(plural faceplants)- (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.
- (video games) Death or defeat in popular multiplayer online games.
- A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down to the mat face-first without a headlock or facelock.
Usage notes
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.