slap forehead

Frequency: 5.94.5 per million words

to hit the forehead with an open hand, a dramatic gesture of forgetting something obvious

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Examples (10)

  • He groaned and slapped his forehead, as if suddenly remembering something obvious.
  • I slapped my forehead the moment I realized I’d emailed the wrong file.
  • She slaps her forehead whenever she forgets her keys—every single time.
  • They were slapping their foreheads in disbelief at the rookie mistake.
  • He slapped his forehead and laughed at how obvious the solution was.
  • “Of course!” she cried, slapping her forehead as the answer finally clicked.
  • Don’t slap your forehead in the meeting—just explain the oversight calmly.
  • I could slap my forehead for not backing up the project before the update.
  • If you forget the password again, you’ll slap your forehead the second IT asks.
  • He had to slap his forehead twice before he remembered where he parked.