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deadpan
[ ded-pan ]
adjective
- marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless:
deadpan humor.
- displaying no emotional or personal involvement:
a deadpan style.
adverb
- in a deadpan manner:
He spoke his lines utterly deadpan.
verb (used with or without object)
- to behave or perform in a deadpan manner.
noun
- a face showing no expression.
- a style of comedy that relies on the comedian's maintaining such a face.
deadpan
/ ˈɛˌæ /
adjective
- with a deliberately emotionless face or manner
deadpan humour
Other Word Forms
- dead panner noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Her hilariously deadpan assessment of it all over the family meal the following night is a grumble: “It’s stupid.”
“So, I don’t recommend my services,” she said, deadpanning.
“Uncharted territory,” Roberts deadpanned of the team’s first loss.
The actors "harvesting" spaghetti strands give committed performances, and the late Richard Dimbleby's deadpan narration lends an air of authenticity to the report.
Freeman deadpanned that compared to Dodger Stadium’s four-month timeline, it took a wine cellar he installed at his home “about eight months to do, so I’m kinda confused.”
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