Citations:RBF

English citations of RBF

Noun: "abbreviation of resting bitch face"

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• 2013, Caren Duane, "This Is Just What I Look Like", The Dartmouth Mirror (Dartmouth College), 8 November 2013, page 8:

  "When I first met you I was scared of you."

  This phrase is commonplace for people with an RBF. They come to accept the natural state of their face as one that exudes feelings of anger, disgust or misery.

• 2014, Merry-Reid Sheffer, "Are you mad, bro?: Sacred and the City", The Daily Beacon (University of Tennessee), Volume 127, Issue 20, 17 September 2014, page 4:

  It's a toss-up with all the meaningfully placed close-ups on her face, whether Miranda's feelings about Big (who has popped up AGAIN ... that guy, I tell ya) are negative or if she suffers from an exaggerated case of RBF.

• 2014, Julie Zantopoulous, "Resting Bitch Face", Indie Chick, Fall 2014, page 47:

  If you have RBF and check out halfway through their story then you don't know when to smile, laugh or make sympathetic sounds.

• 2014, Andie Leeds, "Sass and the Milly", The Colonnade (Georgia College & State University), 10 October 2014, page 11:

  Her RBF has been with her ever since she was a baby, forcing her to fake a smile all the time so people would stop questioning her.

• 2014, Patty Hannum, "Back Talk: A New Kind of Advice Column", Town & Style, 29 October 2014, page 12:

  My RBF began in my thirties, when I started to get fine lines in my face as a result of age, two small children, working full time and lots of sun damage.

• 2014, Pieter Tolsma, "Where Catcalling Really Comes From?", Out Front, 3 December 2014, page 31:

  In addition to my issue with some oppressive RBF — resting bitch face, for those over 30 […]

• 2015, "Fashion Superlatives", 34th Street Magazine, 18 February 2015, page 11:

  With his razor-sharp cheekbones and beautiful RBF (Ed. note: resting bitch face), Xufu looks like PETA's most-hated Disney villain, but once you get to know him, you'll find he's actually more of a dalmation than a Pongo than a Cruella.

• 2015, Rebecca Jagoo, "Students of Divercsity", Divercsity (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), Issue 7, April 2015, page 8:

  Most people would be surprised to know that I'm actually a nice, friendly person beneath my chronic RBF (resting bitch face).

• 2015, Angie Burkhart, "For some, smiling is too much work", The Coyote Chronicle (California State University, San Bernardino), Volume 52, Number 2, 27 April 2015, page 8:

  If you're looking for a more positive outlook on your RBF, here are a few things to consider: solicitors on campus are less likely to hound you with flyers, you may be less prone to smile wrinkles, and you probably have a very effective poker face.