game face

noun

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

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Nevertheless, Robby must put his game face on and welcome a new crop of emergency medicine hopefuls. — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025 But The Rock, a pro as always, kept his game face on and didn’t take the bait. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025 The pink-ball Test at Adelaide is a chance to raise their game face and level the series. — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Power Grip Primer as his parents use it to get their game face on too. — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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