permafrown

See also: perma-frown

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

perma- +‎ frown

Noun

permafrown (plural permafrowns)

  1. (informal) A permanent frown.
    • 2004, Devon Mack Wild, Pick-Up Lines That Work, →ISBN, p. 28 (Google search result):
      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, p. 219 (Google preview):
      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, →ISBN, (Google preview):
      [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.
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