Deadpan
Adjective.
Marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression.
-deadpan, adverb.
(C 1928)
Noun.
1: a completely expressionless face.
2: a deadpan manner of behaviour or presentation.
(C 1930)
Transitive Verb.
To express in a deadpan manner.
-deadpanner, noun.
(C 1942)
“Cold enough,” Tristan hazarded, “to form a Bose-Einstein condensate?” “I love it when you talk dirty,” Oda said, so perfectly deadpan that I did a double take.” – The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland.
busterggi says
Deadpan -- make a great name for a sidekick for Deadpool.
DonDueed says
I certainly wouldn’t want to try cooking anything in an alive-pan! That’s the stuff of nightmares.
Raucous Indignation says
Ooooouuh! Imagine Deadpool hitting someone in the face with his Deadpan!
Raucous Indignation says
Good morning!
chigau (違う) says
Good morning.