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(1) - { save face } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "save face"
1: to avoid having other people lose respect for oneself
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# 1 - { save face:415921 }
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[ "save face" ]
1: When one realizes their blunder and uses a tactic to try & cover up their mistake. Whether it works or not is to be determined by the situation.
* e.g., ... Joe realized what a fuckin dork he was when he used that lame pick-up line on Beth and her friends so he tried to save face by saying he had to go to the men's room.
# 2 - { saving face:4386577 }
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[ "saving face" ]
1: maintaining a good self image. People who are involved in a conflict and secretly know they are wrong will often not admit that they are wrong because they don’t want to admit they made a mistake.
* e.g., ... charles knows he is wrong, so he is saving face by admitting he is wrong instead of getting into a fight.
# 3 - { Save Face:3960200 }
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[ "Save Face" ]
1: (verb) The act of coating your face with something you find so delicious that you intend upon licking it off later.
(Noun) A person’s foodstuff-coated mug.
* e.g., ... Example (verb): “That falafel was so good that I bought another one and Save Faced it.”
Or, “After George went down on me he didn’t wipe his mouth off. Then he went in for a kiss –dude totally tried to Save Face me! Needless to say, George and I are over.”
Example (Noun): “Dude, bro – obviously that girl really liked her chocolate ice cream, look at her Save Face.”
# 4 - { irrelevant save-facing:17953250 }
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[ "irrelevant save-facing" ]
1: Attempting to save face even though everyone sees right through your attempts to avoid embarrassment.
Being a pedantic nuisance.
* e.g., ... "I swear I don't know how that stuff got on my computer!"
"Dude, this is some irrelevant save-facing, just admit you're a furry"
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