straight face test
straight face test is the alternative form of straight-face test.
Meaning of straight-face test
Noun
straight-face test (plural straight-face tests)
- A tongue-in-cheek test of the merits of an argument which asks whether it can be made with a straight face (without laughing).
- As such, her [Nancy Pelosi's] effort to distance herself from the CIA's conceit on torture should not be surprising or cause for outrage. To presume the benefit of the doubt with the CIA after countless destroyed interrogation tapes doesn't even pass the straight face test.2009 June 26, John Wellington Ennis, “Picking on Pelosi”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023
- Synonyms:
- laugh test, giggle test
Forms of straight face test
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Questions about straight face test
- What is straight face test the alternative form of?
- Straight face test is the alternative form of straight-face test.
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