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headdesk.

Used to express frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency of annoyed or irritated people to want to repeatedly bang their heads against their desk.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/ˈhɛd.dɛsk/
  1. Used to express frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency of annoyed or irritated people to want to repeatedly bang their heads against their desk.

Where this word comes from

From head + desk.

verb/ˈhɛd.dɛsk/
  1. To bang one's head against the desk in frustration; (by extension) to express annoyance or exasperation.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From head + desk.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.