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A purple blob beloved by millions who still can't say what he is.
means A twisting, scrunched-up facial expression that signals pain, disgust, or distaste.
from From the French 'grimace,' meaning a comical or ugly contortion of the face. The French likely borrowed it from a Germanic root tied to words for 'mask' or 'spook' — a cousin, possibly, of Old Saxon 'grima,' a mask or specter. So the modern wince carries a faint memory of the monstrous: the face pulled into something not quite human.
- official species
- Officially declared the embodiment of a milkshake
- former villain
- Debuted as a four-armed milkshake thief
- birthday menace
- His 2023 shake spawned viral fake-death TikToks
- name origin
- Named for the face he makes, literally
for instance
grimace purple guy mcdonald's — mcdonaldland character introduced in 1971, prominent in 2021-2023 marketing campaign
grimace shakespeare character — the tempest act 3, scene 2: caliban's physical expression of disdain