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poker face

poker face noun: an impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.

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Noun

poker face (plural poker faces)

  1. An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.
    • Though he thought he had a perfect poker face, he had a number of tells his opponents soon learned.
    Synonyms:
    straight face
  2. Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation.

poker face meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

poker face in Tamil

அடையாளமில்லா முகம்

poker face in Indonesian

impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing
muka datar
any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.
muka bohong

Synonyms of poker face

Forms of poker face

pluralpoker faces

Words formed from poker face

Questions about poker face

What does poker face mean?
Poker face means an impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.
What is poker face in Tamil?
Poker face in Tamil is அடையாளமில்லா முகம். See Poker face meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poker face?
Poker face is a noun.
What is the plural of poker face?
The plural of poker face is poker faces.

Words near poker face in the dictionary

  1. poker chips
  2. poker dice
  3. poker die
  4. poker drawing
  5. poker drawings
  6. poker face
  7. poker faced
  8. poker faces
  9. poker machine
  10. poker machines
  11. poker plant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poker face (page history and authors); poker face (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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