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It does for some people: http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Names_ending_in_-face http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Names_ending_in_-face
by theoh 11y ago
It does for some people: http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Names_ending_in_-face http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Names_ending_in_-face
- qbrass 11y agoWhen calling someone insult-face, it's not the face part that makes it sound insulting
- theoh 11y agoWell, I think they're an example of an exocentric compound. Neither the "boat" nor the "face" is insulting, but there's an implication of ugliness. ("boatface" implies "boat-faced scoundrel" or equivalent).