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deadpan Definition


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deadpan
adj
    1. Said of someone's expression, etc: showing no emotion or feeling, especially when joking but pretending to be serious.
      Thesaurus: expressionless, impassive, blank, straight-faced, poker-faced, inscrutable, enigmatic.
Etymology: 1920s.



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