maintaining a good self image. People who are involved in a conflict and secretly know they are wrong will often not admit that they are wrong because they donโt want to admit they made a mistake.
charles knows he is wrong, so he is saving face by admitting he is wrong instead of getting into a fight.
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When one realizes their blunder and uses a tactic to try & cover up their mistake. Whether it works or not is to be determined by the situation.
Joe realized what a fuckin dork he was when he used that lame pick-up line on Beth and her friends so he tried to save face by saying he had to go to the men's room.
Jill didn't get the joke, but she laughed along to save face & hoped that no one would ask her to explain the punch line.
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(verb) The act of coating your face with something you find so delicious that you intend upon licking it off later.
(Noun) A personโs foodstuff-coated mug.
Example (verb): โThat falafel was so good that I bought another one and Save Faced it.โ
Or, โAfter George went down on me he didnโt wipe his mouth off. Then he went in for a kiss โdude totally tried to Save Face me! Needless to say, George and I are over.โ
Example (Noun): โDude, bro โ obviously that girl really liked her chocolate ice cream, look at her Save Face.โ
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1. Attempting to save face even though everyone sees right through your attempts to avoid embarrassment.
2. Being a pedantic nuisance.
"I swear I don't know how that stuff got on my computer!"
"Dude, this is some irrelevant save-facing, just admit you're a furry"
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