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Deadpan

//ˈdɛdpæn// adj, adv, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
"a deadpan face or look"
2
Having such a face or look.
"The comedian remained deadpan."

Adjective

1
deliberately impassive in manner wordnet

Adverb

1
In a deadpan manner.
"A city-hired consultant from a firm called Urban Futures was booed repeatedly by the agitated homeowners as he talked deadpan, in bureaucratese, about his firm's "evidentiary record" pointing to blight in the neighborhood."

Adverb

1
without betraying any feeling wordnet

Noun

1
A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. uncountable
"MAREK: But really the deadpan is key. You can essentially trick people into laughing at nothing."

Verb

1
To express (something) in an impassive or expressionless manner.
"Kidd deadpanned it, stared glassily back at Maitland."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dead + pan (“face”).

Etymology 2

From dead + pan (“face”).

Etymology 3

From dead + pan (“face”).

Etymology 4

From dead + pan (“face”).

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