deadpan
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈdɛdˌpæn/
:
impasible
- Bruno would then ask her, deadpan, whether she was about to make the same mistake.
- deadpan humor
- deadpan expression
- deadpan delivery
I mean, I, I there's nothing I love more than a deadpan dry delivery.
- I mean, I, I there's nothing I love more than a deadpan dry delivery.
- Like, yeah, I was very deadpan back then.
- And sometimes I have to be completely deadpan.
- It was like, I'm on target in combat, hunting bad dudes and, you know, your troop starting majors on the radio and he's deadpan calm.
- I think he thought of himself as this clever, smart, deadpan, dark humor, flat emotion cool guy.
Examples
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When he gave the address to the driver, the driver looked at him with a deadpan expression.
Fiction book (2002) -
She maintained a deadpan tone while describing the ridiculous incidents at the meeting.
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These guys have a real deadpan sense of humor.
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But he just looked back deadpan and went back to the grill.
Fiction book (1999) -
You're not wearing your usual deadpan look.
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Duke hangs up the phone with the deadpan expression of a movie spy.
Fiction book (1998) -
As the cop stares at him deadpan, the doctor realizes how ridiculous this must sound.
Fiction book (1998) -
"His amazing physical feats and deadpan delivery made him an icon fit to rival Chaplin.
Blog text (15) -
He delivered the joke with a deadpan expression that made everyone laugh even more.
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During the interview, his deadpan responses left the audience unsure if he was serious.
Synonyms
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4.6
Quiet, calm humor that shows little emotion
34
3.9
A face that shows no feeling, often to avoid laughing
21
7.5
Showing dry, slightly mocking humor and not taking things seriously
11
4.4
Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling
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7.1
Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice
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6.9
Not showing emotion to hide thoughts or feelings
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5.3
Jokes said in a serious, calm voice so they sound like real statements
A person or thing that shows very little feeling in the face and voice
Showing a serious, unhappy expression with no sign of fun
Antonyms
How Expressionless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deadpan comes from joining dead ('not alive') and pan ('face'), where pan was old slang for 'face'. So it literally means a 'dead face' — a blank, expressionless look that people use as a way to be funny.