Screw-face

noun SKROO-fies ˈskruːfeːs

Also spelled screwface, screw face

A scowl — a hard, frowning, screwed-up face that shows anger, contempt, or a foul mood. To 'screw up yuh face' or just 'screw' is to make this look; a person who wears it habitually is said to have 'screwface'. Immortalised in dancehall (Beenie Man's 'Bad Man Nuh Dred... Screwface'), it signals hostility without a word.

  • Wha do yuh? Why yuh a screw-face so?

    What's wrong with you? Why are you scowling like that?

  • Him walk in wid a screw-face pon him.

    He walked in wearing a scowl.

  • Nuh screw up yuh face pon mi.

    Don't scowl at me.

From 'screw' (to twist/tighten) + 'face'; the tightened, frowning face of displeasure. See [[vex-up]], [[bad-eye]].

A scowl/frown of anger or contempt; 'screw' = to scowl. See [[vex-up]], [[bad-eye]], [[cut-eye]].