permafrown

See also: perma-frown

English

Alternative forms

• perma-frown

Etymology

perma- +‎ frown

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝməfɹaʊn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːməfɹaʊn/
• Hyphenation: per‧ma‧frown

Noun

permafrown (plural permafrowns)

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

     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, page 219:

     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^[1], →ISBN:

     [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.

See also

• resting bitch face