deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive
(adjective) deliberately impassive in manner; “deadpan humor”; “his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read”
deadpan
(adverb) without betraying any feeling; “she told the joke deadpan”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deadpan (comparative more deadpan, superlative most deadpan)
Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
Having such a face or look.
Impassive.
• poker-faced
deadpan (comparative more deadpan, superlative most deadpan)
In a deadpan manner.
deadpan (uncountable)
A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
• deadpan comedy
• deadpan humour
deadpan (third-person singular simple present deadpans, present participle deadpanning, simple past and past participle deadpanned)
To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.
• pedanda
Source: Wiktionary
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
