deadpan

dead + pan

Other spellings

• dead-pan

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈdɛdpæn/

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Adjective

Positive deadpan

Comparative more deadpan

Superlative most deadpan

1. If a person's expression is deadpan, they are impassive or expressionless on purpose.

Adverb

Positive deadpan

Comparative more deadpan

Superlative most deadpan

1. If something is done deadpan, it is done in a deadpan manner.

Verb

Plain form deadpan

Third-person singular deadpans

Past tense deadpanned

Past participle deadpanned

Present participle deadpanning

1. If you deadpan, you express yourself in an impassive or expressionless manner.

   I deadpanned it while having to say a speech in front of a large crowd.