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a tiny muscle malfunction that humanity collectively decided was the height of charm
means a small natural indentation, especially one that appears in the cheek or chin when you smile.
from From Middle English dympull, likely related to an older Germanic root meaning a small pit or pool — a cousin of words like the German Tümpel ('small pond'). The earliest sense leaned toward any little hollow in a surface; only later did the word settle affectionately onto faces.
- actual cause
- a shortened or split facial muscle pulling skin
- technically defect
- considered a minor genetic anomaly, sold as beauty
- can vanish
- often disappear as a baby's face matures
- surgical demand
- dimpleplasty creates fake ones on purpose
- chin variety
- caused by an unfused jawbone underneath
for instance
dimple of venus — two small indentations on the lower back, present in many humans above the sacroiliac joint
dimple of chin — a cleft in the chin, notably featured in actors like kirk douglas and cary grant