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deadpan
[ ded-pan ]
adjective
- marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless:
deadpan humor.
- displaying no emotional or personal involvement:
a deadpan style.
adverb
- in a deadpan manner:
He spoke his lines utterly deadpan.
verb (used with or without object)
deadpanned, deadpanning.
- to behave or perform in a deadpan manner.
noun
- a face showing no expression.
- a style of comedy that relies on the comedian's maintaining such a face.
deadpan
/ ˈɛˌæ /
adjective
- with a deliberately emotionless face or manner
deadpan humour
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- dead panner noun
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“I’m married to a saint — she’s wonderful and a great mom. And she leaves the light on,” Forte deadpans.
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Her hilariously deadpan assessment of it all over the family meal the following night is a grumble: “It’s stupid.”
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“So, I don’t recommend my services,” she said, deadpanning.
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“Uncharted territory,” Roberts deadpanned of the team’s first loss.
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The actors "harvesting" spaghetti strands give committed performances, and the late Richard Dimbleby's deadpan narration lends an air of authenticity to the report.
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