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deadpan

dead·pan [ déd pàn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
purposely impassive: deliberately expressing no emotion



adverb 
Definition:
 
expressionless: without showing any expression or emotion
delivered the line absolutely deadpan



noun  (plural dead·pans)
Definition:
 
expressionless face or performer: an expressionless face, or a performer with an expressionless face



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle dead·panned, present participle dead·pan·ning, 3rd person present singular dead·pans)
Definition:
 
speak or act in deadpan manner: to speak or do something in a deliberately expressionless way

[Early 20th century. < U.S. slang pan "face"]
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