deadpan

[US]/'dedpæn/
[UK]/'dɛdpæn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a face without expression; performing without displaying emotion.

Example Sentences

deadpan delivery of the joke.

the deadpan voice of a police officer reporting back to his superior.

She delivered the joke with a deadpan expression.

He has a deadpan sense of humor.

The comedian's deadpan delivery made the audience laugh.

Her deadpan response caught everyone off guard.

He maintained a deadpan expression throughout the meeting.

The detective questioned the suspect with a deadpan tone.

She has a talent for delivering deadpan one-liners.

The actor's deadpan delivery added to the comedy of the scene.

His deadpan stare made me feel uneasy.

The teacher's deadpan reaction to the student's excuse was priceless.

Real-world Examples

“I thought you might, ” he says, deadpan.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

And deadpan describes someone's serious facial expression that shows no emotion.

Source: 6 Minute English

" I wasn't there because I was dead, " Cox deadpans.

Source: The Guardian Reading Selection

Hmmm, I wonder if Germany's first ever chancellor had a deadpan exterior?

Source: 6 Minute English

That's best way to make puns about a corpse flower, deadpan.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

So, there's a fascination about what's really going on behind that deadpan exterior.

Source: 6 Minute English

My humor in real life is very deadpan. Is very, very dry. - Is it dry?

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Yes, it's hard to know what she is thinking because she looks deadpan – that means she looks serious.

Source: 6 Minute English

Yeah. - And especially like very deadpan jokes that you have to hit and there's like a punchline there.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

But I think a lot of people associate the deadpan nature of Wednesday with just the " Addams Family." And.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

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