duck face
noun
a pouty expression with pursed lips
What does duck face mean?
Duck face (sometimes duck lips) refers to a pouty expression made (as for a selfie) by pursing one’s lips and sucking in one’s cheeks slightly.
Examples of duck face
… selfies have become a simple way of expressing ourselves through the use of our own image. They have become a means by which we identify ourselves and communicate something in that moment to the rest of the world—whether we want to show off a new pair of glasses or a shiny new haircut, or choose to make the notorious duck face.
—Skot Deeming, Broken Pencil, Winter 2014
... it might be interesting to hear how body language has changed (if at all) by the prevalence of Tiktok. Also. Wft was up with duck face and why does it seem to be coming back?
—Unpopular opinion: some women can pull off the duck lips pose… but, I am not one of them! Swipe to photos 2 and 3 and you’ll see what I mean! 🙃
—The way they got perfect duck face was to say “prune!”
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Where does duck face come from?
Duck face has been used to refer to this particular facial expression—which resembles that of a cartoon duck—since the early 2000s and the dawn of social media. It is often associated with particular celebrities who made such faces in photographs and inspired others to do the same. While duck face has seen a dip in usage, as savvy social media users have turned to making different faces and poses for the camera, it has not gone away entirely.
How is duck face used?
Use of the duck face expression is often parodied and mocked, but still it persists! The same is true for the term duck face, which is often invoked with derision in spite of the look’s popularity.
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