wild take

English

Noun

wild take (plural wild takes)

  1. (animation) Comically exaggerated facial expressions of shock.
    Hypernym: take (facial response)
    • 2024 October 4, “The Mystery Of Mildenhall Manor” (3:13 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus[1], episode 3, spoken by Kinger (Sean Chiplock), Sidney: Glitch Productions, via YouTube:
      [chuckles] I remember my first wild take. I don't know why they're [=your eyes are] not retracting, though.