Citations:RBF

Noun: "abbreviation of resting bitch face"

 * 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.