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street-grimace
noun
/street-grim-us/
Definition
A tight-lipped, emotionless stretching of the mouth used to acknowledge another human politely.
In use
“We locked eyes and I gave her the classic British street-grimace.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /street-grim-us/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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