deadpan

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛdpæn/

Adjective

deadpan

1. Deliberately impassive or expressionless.

   a deadpan face or look

2. Having such a face or look.

   The comedian remained deadpan.

3. Impassive.

   deadpan behaviour or speech

Synonyms

• poker-faced

Translations

• French: pince-sans-rire
• German: ausdruckslos
• Italian: impassibile, inespressivo
• Portuguese: inexpressivo
• Russian: невозмути́мый
• Spanish: inexpresivo

Translations

• German: ungerührt

Adverb

deadpan

1. In a deadpan manner.

Noun

deadpan (uncountable)

1. A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibit#Verb|exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
   • 2007, Meredith Gran, Octopus Pie #71: Deadpan ↗

     MAREK: But really the deadpan is key. You can essentially trick people into laughing at nothing.

Synonyms

• deadpan comedy
• deadpan humour

Translations

• French: pince-sans-rire

Verb

deadpan (deadpans, present participle deadpanning; past and past participle deadpanned)

1. To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.

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