headslapper

ˈhɛdslæpər

Definition

Definition of headslapper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

gestures

Rare

gesture of slapping one's forehead

Rare

He did a headslapper when he realized his error.

facepalm

mistakes

Rare

mistake of obvious stupidity

Rare

Forgetting the keys was a real headslapper.

blunder

gaffe

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gesture of slapping one's forehead

Origin of headslapper

English, head (top) + slapper (hit)

Examples of headslapper in a sentence

It was a headslapper moment for everyone in the room.
That typo in the headline was a headslapper.
Leaving the oven on was another headslapper.

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French:geste de désespoir, bêtise, ...
German:Geste des Kopfklatschens, Dummheit, ...
Italian:gesto di schiaffo sulla fronte, errore stupido, ...
Spanish:gesto de palmada en la frente, error tonto, ...
Portuguese:bofetada na testa, disparate, ...
Chinese:拍额头的动作, 愚蠢的错误, ...
Japanese:頭を叩くジェスチャー, ヘッドスラッパー, ...
Arabic:ضربة جبهة, خطأ غبي, ...
Hebrew:מַכָּה עַל הַמָּצַח, טָעוּת טִפְּשִׁית, ...
Russian:жест удара по лбу, глупость, ...
Ukrainian:ляпас по лобі, дурниця, ...
Hindi:माथा पीटना, मूर्खता, ...
Bengali:মাথায় হাত দেওয়ার অঙ্গভঙ্গি, মাথায় হাত দেওয়ার মতো ভুল, ...
Catalan:gest de donar-se un cop al front, disbarat, ...
Czech:plácnutí do čela, bota, ...
Danish:gestus at slå sig selv i panden, dumhed, ...
Dutch:voorhoofdklap, domme fout, ...
Greek:χειρονομία χτυπήματος του μετώπου, χαστούκι στο κεφάλι, ...
Hungarian:homlokra csapás, baki, ...
Khmer:កាយវិការទះថ្ងាសខ្លួនឯង, កំហុសល្ងង់ខ្លៅជាក់ស្តែងដែលធ្វើឱ្យមនុស្សចង់ទះក្បាលខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:머리를 때리는 제스처, 어리석은 실수, ...
Persian:ضربه به سر, اشتباه احمقانه, ...
Polish:uderzenie w czoło, gafa, ...
Portuguese (BR):bofetada na testa, vacilo, ...
Romanian:lovitură la frunte, greșeală evidentă, ...
Swedish:pannslag, tabbe, ...
Thai:ตบหน้าผาก, ความผิดพลาดที่น่าตบหัว, ...
Turkish:alına vurma, kafaslak, ...
Vietnamese:vỗ trán, sai lầm ngớ ngẩn, ...

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