poker-faced
See also: pokerfaced and poker faced
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the attitude necessary in the game of poker, since one is ill-advised to reveal delight at being dealt a winning hand lest other players decline to bet (or contrariwise, show disappointment at a poor hand if one is inclined to bluff).
Adjective
[edit]poker-faced (comparative more poker-faced, superlative most poker-faced)
- Wearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away.
- Synonyms: deadpan, expressionless, unexpressive, impassive
- John, in his most poker-faced manner, continued to explain the rules.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “poker-faced”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.