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poker-faced

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poker face

–noun
1. an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
2. a person who has or deliberately assumes a poker face: It is impossible to tell what that poker face is really thinking.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism


poker-faced, adjective
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poker-faced

adjective
deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: deadpan
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