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A protest filed by the lips when the rest of the face isn't listening.
means To push out the lips in sulky displeasure, or to sulk generally.
from Appeared in Middle English, likely from a Scandinavian source — compare dialectal Swedish 'puta,' meaning to be puffed out or swollen. The core image has always been one of swelling or bulging, which fits the lip perfectly: pouting is, at heart, just the mouth inflating itself with grievance.
- muscle used
- orbicularis oris, same one used for kissing
- evolutionary cousin
- chimpanzees pout to beg for food
- infant origin
- babies pout before they can cry on cue
- selfie era
- became a camera pose, not just an emotion