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pokerface

pokerface is the alternative form of poker face.

Meaning of poker face

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.

Forms of pokerface

pluraln

Questions about pokerface

What is pokerface the alternative form of?
Pokerface is the alternative form of poker face.

Words near pokerface in the dictionary

  1. poker-like
  2. pokerclack
  3. pokerclacks
  4. pokered
  5. pokered up
  6. pokerface
  7. pokerfaced
  8. pokerholic
  9. pokerholics
  10. pokering
  11. pokering up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pokerface (page history and authors); poker face (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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