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    deadpan
    /ˈdɛdpan/

    adjective

    • 1. impassive or expressionless: "she delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice"

    adverb

    • 1. in a deadpan manner: "‘That's all right then,’ Claire said, deadpan"

    verb

    • 1. say something amusing while affecting a serious manner: "‘I'm an undercover dentist,’ he dead-panned"

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    Deadpan means looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke, or making a joke while looking or seeming serious. Learn more about this word, its usage and related expressions from Cambridge Dictionary.