noun Music Slang

Bass Face

/ˈbeɪs feɪs/ · noun · slang

The involuntary scrunched-up face you make when a heavy bass drop hits.

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Definitions

1

The contorted, scrunched expression that takes over your face automatically when a filthy bass line or drop hits hard.

“Caught me on camera mid bass face and I look possessed.”
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By extension, any deeply absorbed, intense expression of being lost in something.

“He had full bass face fixing that bug.”
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Used as a measure of how hard a track goes — if it gives you bass face, it's serious.

“That filthy dubstep tune is instant bass face.”
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Bass Face In A Sentence

Everyone in the pit had the exact same bass face, it's hilarious.
No bass face means the drop wasn't dirty enough.
Screenshot collection of my friends' bass faces is elite content.

Origin & Usage

Born in dubstep and bass-music culture in the late 2000s/2010s to name the universal involuntary grimace at heavy drops. Spread through meme photos and crowd clips.

Variants bass-facestank facedrop face
Tags #american#gen-z#meme

People Also Ask

What is bass face?

It's the involuntary scrunched-up grimace people make when a heavy bass drop hits them hard.

Why do people make a bass face?

Intense low-end music triggers an automatic facial reaction, almost like the bass is too good to keep a straight face.

Is bass face the same as stank face?

Pretty much — 'stank face' is the broader hip-hop and music term for the same 'this goes hard' grimace.

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