deadpan

Meanings

Adjective

• Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
• Having such a face or look.
• Impassive.

Adverb

• In a deadpan manner.

Noun

• A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.

Verb

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

Related

Similar words

• poker-faced
• deadpan comedy
• deadpan humour

Origin

• dead + pan