- an expressionless face
- a person, as an actor, who has or assumes such a face
Origin of deadpan
see pan (noun)transitive verb
intransitive verb
-·panned·, -·pan·ningOrigin of deadpan
see pan (noun)transitive verb
intransitive verb
-·panned·, -·pan·ning
MLA Style
"deadpan." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Deadpan>.
APA Style
deadpan. (n.d.). Retrieved February 18th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Deadpan
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
dead·panned, dead·pan·ning, dead·pansverb
transitiveverb
intransitive
MLA Style
"deadpan." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Deadpan>.
APA Style
deadpan. (n.d.). Retrieved February 18th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Deadpan
(comparative more deadpan, superlative most deadpan)
(uncountable)
(third-person singular simple present deadpans, present participle deadpanning, simple past and past participle deadpanned)
MLA Style
"deadpan." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Deadpan>.
APA Style
deadpan. (n.d.). Retrieved February 18th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Deadpan