hog-face
- noun
- /hɔg-feɪs/
- Informal
- She made a hog-face when she tasted the sour milk.
Examples
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The child scrunched up his nose in a hog-face after smelling the garbage.
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His hog-faces during the meeting were quite distracting.
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She made a hog-face when she tasted the sour lemon.
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Whenever he hears bad news, he puts on a dramatic hog-face.
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She made a hog-face when she tasted the sour lemon.
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The child scrunched up his nose in a hog-face after smelling the garbage.
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Whenever he hears bad news, he puts on a dramatic hog-face.
Synonyms
A facial expression with the eyebrows pushed together showing dislike or worry
A twisted face that shows pain, disgust, or forced amusement
An angry look that shows you do not like something
A look that shows dislike or anger
A look on the face that shows you do not respect someone
A serious face that shows someone is unhappy or strict
A twisted look that shows dislike, annoyance, or slight amusement
A face showing disgust when something tastes or smells bad
A look with eyebrows pulled together and lips pressed to show disapproval
A face that shows discomfort or dislike
A silent angry look that shows you feel upset or annoyed
A silly face that looks like a pig to make people laugh
How Disgusted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hog-face links hog ('pig') and face, and people compared a very scrunched or ugly look to a pig's face. So a hog-face is an exaggerated expression that shows strong disgust or disapproval.