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A Duck Face is a trend followed by Internet users, which is mainly practiced on profile pictures in social networks. For a Duckface lips are pressed together as in a Sch-moll or pout and often simultaneously sucked cheeks, with the aim to act both self-deprecating and sexy. A '''Duck face''' is a trend followed by Internet users, which is mainly practiced on profile pictures in social networks. For a Duckface lips are pressed together as in a Sch-moll or pout and often simultaneously sucked cheeks, with the aim to act both self-deprecating and sexy.
Since the meaning and aesthetics of Duck Faces is doubted by many, observers has formed a counter-movement to do so. This calls himself anti Duckface. This movement claims that a Duckface THAT CONDITION stupid and unappealing. In contrast, people practicing the Duckface hope to express through these expressions of sympathy, attractiveness and friendliness.<ref>{{cite web|last1=MILLER|first1=SARAH|title=Duck Hunting on the Internet|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/fashion/duckface-photos-on-facebook-draw-backlash.html?_r=0|website=http://www.nytimes.com/|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> Since the meaning and aesthetics of Duck Faces is doubted by many, observers has formed a counter-movement to do so. This calls himself anti Duckface. This movement claims that a Duckface THAT CONDITION stupid and unappealing. In contrast, people practicing the Duckface hope to express through these expressions of sympathy, attractiveness and friendliness.<ref>{{cite web|last1=MILLER|first1=SARAH|title=Duck Hunting on the Internet|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/fashion/duckface-photos-on-facebook-draw-backlash.html?_r=0|website=http://www.nytimes.com/|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref>


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Duckface

A Duck face is a trend followed by Internet users, which is mainly practiced on profile pictures in social networks. For a Duckface lips are pressed together as in a Sch-moll or pout and often simultaneously sucked cheeks, with the aim to act both self-deprecating and sexy. Since the meaning and aesthetics of Duck Faces is doubted by many, observers has formed a counter-movement to do so. This calls himself anti Duckface. This movement claims that a Duckface THAT CONDITION stupid and unappealing. In contrast, people practicing the Duckface hope to express through these expressions of sympathy, attractiveness and friendliness.

Recently Oxford Dictionary added Duck face as a new word.

According to patheos, Duck face is a fake expression which is without true emotion and a facade of fake happiness. They criticise Duck face as an objectification of smile.




References

  1. MILLER, SARAH. "Duck Hunting on the Internet". http://www.nytimes.com/. The New York Times. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. "Oxford Dictionaries Adds 'Duck Face,' 'Man Crush' and 'Lolcat'". http://time.com/. Time. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Lolcat and duck face new words in Oxford Dictionaries online". BBC.
  4. "A Possible Anthropological Origin of the Duck-face".

See also

https://de.wikipedia.org/Duckface

External Links

"When I die my obituary will probably be "Duckface dies!".