po-facedadj.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊˈfeɪst/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊˌfeɪst/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Or perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: poh int., po n.⁶, faced adj.¹; poker-faced adj. at poker n.⁴ Compounds 2.

Etymology: Perhaps < either poh int. or po n.⁶ + faced adj.¹, or perhaps shortened < poker-faced adj. at poker n.⁴ Compounds 2 (perhaps after either poh int. or po n.⁶). Perhaps compare also pie-faced adj.

colloquial (chiefly British).

Characterized by or assuming an expressionless or impassive face; poker-faced; (hence) humourless, disapproving.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [adjective] > without expression or expressionless

mask-like1584

wooden-faced1605

void1796

muffin-faced1823

blank1859

blank-faced1881

poker-faced1915

stone-faced1932

po-faced1934

1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! iii. 191 I do not wish, when faced with exoticism, to adopt an attitude which can best be described by the admirable expression ‘po-faced’.

1937 T. Rattigan French without Tears i. 11 What's he like, though, really? Po-faced, I suppose?

1951 N. Balchin Way through Wood xvii. 239 You sounded po-faced on the telephone.

1958 Economist 11 Oct. 133/3 That ‘middle class’ which Low used to symbolise by a po-faced woman in a big fur coat.

1973 Times 11 Dec. 5/3 We do not want to appear po-faced or ministry Scrooges, but on the other hand we should not like to see the country flooded with blazes of extravagant light.

1996 Private Eye 28 June 5/1 Have they become so po-faced that they cannot spot a good-natured joke when they see one?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	po-faced
释义	po-facedadj. Brit. /ˌpəʊˈfeɪst/, U.S. /ˈpoʊˌfeɪst/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Or perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: poh int., po n.⁶, faced adj.¹; poker-faced adj. at poker n.⁴ Compounds 2. Etymology: Perhaps < either poh int. or po n.⁶ + faced adj.¹, or perhaps shortened < poker-faced adj. at poker n.⁴ Compounds 2 (perhaps after either poh int. or po n.⁶). Perhaps compare also pie-faced adj. colloquial (chiefly British). Characterized by or assuming an expressionless or impassive face; poker-faced; (hence) humourless, disapproving. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [adjective] > without expression or expressionless mask-like1584 wooden-faced1605 void1796 muffin-faced1823 blank1859 blank-faced1881 poker-faced1915 stone-faced1932 po-faced1934 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! iii. 191 I do not wish, when faced with exoticism, to adopt an attitude which can best be described by the admirable expression ‘po-faced’. 1937 T. Rattigan French without Tears i. 11 What's he like, though, really? Po-faced, I suppose? 1951 N. Balchin Way through Wood xvii. 239 You sounded po-faced on the telephone. 1958 Economist 11 Oct. 133/3 That ‘middle class’ which Low used to symbolise by a po-faced woman in a big fur coat. 1973 Times 11 Dec. 5/3 We do not want to appear po-faced or ministry Scrooges, but on the other hand we should not like to see the country flooded with blazes of extravagant light. 1996 Private Eye 28 June 5/1 Have they become so po-faced that they cannot spot a good-natured joke when they see one? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1934
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