Deadpan

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  • noun. A blank, expressionless face.
  • noun. A person, especially a performer, who has or assumes a blank expression.
  • adjective. Impassively matter-of-fact, as in style, behavior, or expression.
  • adverb. With a blank, expressionless face.
  • intransitive verb. To express in an impassive, matter-of-fact way.
  • intransitive verb. To express oneself in an impassive, matter-of-fact way.
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  • adjective. Deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look).
  • adjective. Having such a face or look (as a person).
  • adjective. Impassive (as behaviour or speech).
  • noun. A style of comedic delivery in which something humourous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
  • verb. To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.
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  • adjective. deliberately impassive in manner
  • adverb. without betraying any feeling
  • Word Usage
    "Otherwise, if they just do what I call a deadpan interpretation, you miss the emphasis and you miss the real importance of what your Russian counterpart is saying."
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    bedpan  
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