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- Dictionarydead·pan/ˈdedˌpan/
adjective
- 1. deliberately impassive or expressionless: "answers his phone in a deadpan tone"
adverb
- 1. in a deadpan manner: "“That's all right then,” Claire said, deadpan"
verb
- 1. say something amusing while affecting a serious manner: "“I'm an undercover dentist,” he deadpanned"
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The meaning of DEADPAN is marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression. How to use deadpan in a sentence.
DEADPAN definition: 1. looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke: 2. to make a joke while looking or…. Learn more.
Deadpan definition: marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless. See examples of DEADPAN used in a sentence.
Use the word deadpan to describe someone who uses no expression when speaking, such as the deadpan way some comedians deliver even their funniest jokes — which can make them even funnier. Deadpan dates to 1928, when pan was slang for "face."
Deadpan, dry humour, or dry-wit humour is the deliberate display of emotional neutrality or no emotion, commonly as a form of comedic delivery to contrast with the ridiculousness or absurdity of the subject matter.
with a deliberately emotionless face or manner.
DEADPAN meaning: 1. looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke: 2. to make a joke while looking or…. Learn more.
A person, especially a performer, who has or assumes a blank expression. Impassively matter-of-fact, as in style, behavior, or expression: deadpan delivery of the joke. With a blank, expressionless face. To express in an impassive, matter-of-fact way.
Definition of deadpan adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Deadpan definition: marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless. See examples of DEADPAN used in a sentence.
