poker-faced
poker-faced adjective: wearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away.
Adjective
poker-faced (comparative more poker-faced, superlative most poker-faced)
- Wearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away.
- John, in his most poker-faced manner, continued to explain the rules.
- Harold Lloyd had had one or two minor comic brushes with railway trains, but the first man to produce real comedy from locomotives was the great poker-faced clown, Buster Keaton.1958 February, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, pages 87-88
- Synonyms:
- deadpan, expressionless, unexpressive, impassive
Synonyms of poker-faced
Forms of poker-faced
| comparative | more poker-faced |
|---|---|
| superlative | most poker-faced |
| alternative form | poker faced |
| alternative form | pokerfaced |
Origin of poker-faced
From the attitude necessary in the game of poker, since one is ill-advised to reveal delight at being dealt a winning hand lest other players decline to bet (or contrariwise, show disappointment at a poor hand if one is inclined to bluff).
Questions about poker-faced
- What does poker-faced mean?
- Poker-faced means wearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away.
- What part of speech is poker-faced?
- Poker-faced is an adjective.
Words near poker-faced in the dictionary
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