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- Dictionarydeadpan/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 definition: 1. looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke: 2. to make a joke while looking or…. Learn more.
Deadpan, dry humour, or dry-wit humour is the deliberate display of emotional neutrality or no emotion, commonly as a form of comedic delivery to contrast with the ridiculousness or absurdity of the subject matter.
Adjective. Working with high ranking creatives and executives including Douglas Fairbanks, Joseph M. Schenck and Edward F. Cline, he became known for performing exaggerated stunts and physical comedy with a deadpan facial expression.
Deadpan definition: marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless. See examples of DEADPAN used in a sentence.
DEADPAN meaning: 1. looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke: 2. to make a joke while looking or…. Learn more.
Use the word deadpan to describe someone who uses no expression when speaking, such as the deadpan way some comedians deliver even their funniest jokes — which can make them even funnier.
A person, especially a performer, who has or assumes a blank expression. Impassively matter-of-fact, as in style, behavior, or expression: deadpan delivery of the joke. With a blank, expressionless face. To express in an impassive, matter-of-fact way.
noun. 1. an expressionless face. 2. a person, as an actor, who has or assumes such a face. adjective, adverb. 3. without expression or show of emotion; blank (ly) verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: ˈdeadˌpanned or ˈdeadˌpanning. 4. to do or say (something) in a deadpan manner. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of deadpan adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Deadpan definition: marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless. See examples of DEADPAN used in a sentence.
