game face

noun

: a look of intense determination on the face of a game player

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Harmon, who took to guarding Chavez like a hungry piranha coming off a fast, still wore her game face in postgame. Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026 Game director Cary Trzcinski made sure emotions did not boil over and lead to a melee, sticking his thick body and fierce game face into one brewing moment in the second half. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026 His game face, though, serves as a reminder to focus and move on. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2026 And an unaired scene on day 21 shows a key player’s mental headspace and game face going into a crucial competition. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for game face

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of game face was in 1965

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“Game face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20face. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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