resting bitch face

English

Alternative forms

• bitchy resting face

Pronunciation

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Noun

resting bitch face (countable and uncountable, plural resting bitch faces)

1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) An angry or unpleasant look that does not accurately reflect the way a person is feeling or that the person assumes when not consciously controlling their expression.
   • 2013, Addison Moore, 3:AM Kisses‎^[1], →ISBN:

     A brassy blonde steps forward, and you can tell by her resting bitch face, that ultra-cruel look in her eyes, that she's the one in charge of this quasi-hostage situation.

   • 2015, Tracey Ward, This is the Wonder, →ISBN:

     This guy's hair is a little longer, way blonder, and the smile on his face is a sharp contrast to the resting bitch face the General wears.

   • 2015, Adrian R. Hale, A Taste of Bliss‎^[2], →ISBN:

     Well hell, if that's what he wanted all along I would have given him my resting bitch face at the beginning of the shoot and saved us all some time.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:resting bitch face.

Synonyms

• RBF

Translations

unpleasant look

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碧池臉／碧池脸 (bìchíliǎn), 厭世臉／厌世脸 (yànshìliǎn)

• Finnish: nyrpeä naama
• Portuguese: cara enjoada f
• Spanish: cara de pocos amigos f

See also

• permafrown