Making a face
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Making a face is a Western term for what someone is doing if they create an odd position with the features of their face, primarily their mouth, tongue, nose, eyes, and cheeks.
There is an old wives' tale that if you hold a face too long, or if the wind changes while making a face, it will stay fixed in that position.
Making faces is also a key element in comedy. Many comedians use faces to express and radicalize human feelings. An amusing quip is to say to a friend "do you want to see me pull a funny face?" whereupon you tug at their cheek as a jocular insult. Amateurs may consider (at least attempting) to cross their eyes an acceptable funny face, this is often funnier (because of ineptitude) than a professional's gurn.
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