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dead pan

dead pan is the alternative form of deadpan.

Meaning of deadpan

Adjective

deadpan (comparative more deadpan, superlative most deadpan)

  1. Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
    • a deadpan face or look
  2. Having such a face or look.
    • The comedian remained deadpan.

See all 5 meanings of deadpan

Forms of dead pan

Adjective
comparativemore dead pan
superlativemost dead pan
Adverb
comparativemore dead pan
superlativemost dead pan
Noun
pluraldead pans
Verb
third-person singular presentdead pans
present participledead panning
past participledead panned
pastdead panned

Questions about dead pan

What is dead pan the alternative form of?
Dead pan is the alternative form of deadpan.

Words near dead pan in the dictionary

  1. dead on
  2. dead on arrival
  3. dead on one's feet
  4. dead on the vine
  5. dead or alive
  6. dead pan
  7. dead panned
  8. dead panning
  9. dead pans
  10. dead people walking
  11. dead person walking

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