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(dedpæn)
adjective
Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone.
...her natural capacity for irony and deadpan humour.
She put the letter on the desk in front of me, her face deadpan, not a flicker ofa smile.
Synonyms: expressionless, empty, blank, wooden More Synonyms of deadpan

deadpan in British English

(ˈdɛdˌpæn)
adjective, adverb
with a deliberately emotionless face or manner
deadpan humour

deadpan in American English

(ˈdɛdˌpæn)
US
noun
1. 
an expressionless face
2. 
a person, as an actor, who has or assumes such a face
adjective, adverb
3. 
without expression or show of emotion; blank(ly)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdeadˌpanned or ˈdeadˌpanning
4. 
to do or say (something) in a deadpan manner

Examples of 'deadpan' in a sentence
deadpan

Really, this whole film is just a good excuse for more of his hilarious deadpan humour.
The Sun (2016)
He said:'She was deadpan serious.
The Sun (2016)
The incongruity of flying fingers and deadpan faces was fun to watch.
Christianity Today (2000)
He remains a grand master of machinegun rhymes and deadpan northern wit.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The humour is so deadpan and silly that you have to laugh.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He had a serious air that masked a deadpan sense of humour.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He reckoned that seeing comics laughing at their own jokes influenced his own deadpan style.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He is a gifted storyteller with a deadpan sense of humour and the book is a rollicking read.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His preferred performance method is deadpan.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What raises these lives above their oppressed condition is human decency, frequently laced with deadpan irony.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The performance style is deadpan, while cutesy narrative resolutions are strenuously avoided.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The story is simple and the style self-consciously deadpan.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
His friends talk of his teasing, deadpan style.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are moments of deadpan comedy, but the discovery of a body tips the film off balance.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A deadpan style may have worked well on film but here it just comes across as underpowered.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Neither does the deadpan wit.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She succeeds in telling her story without a tinge of self-pity, but with deadpan wit.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His Sunday night set was laced with typically deadpan wit, but low on fire or invention.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Don't worry, the combination of deadpan humour and ingenious musicianship remains a winning formula.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The deadpan performance poet presents a night of stand-up, song and more.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A small masterpiece of deadpan wit, it's a reminder of the qualities that also make him an incomparable raconteur and interviewee.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
(adjective) 
Definition
deliberately emotionless
his deadpan expression
Synonyms
expressionless
He did his best to keep his face expressionless.
empty
She saw the empty look in his eyes as he left.
blank
He gave him a blank look.
wooden
It's hard to tell from his wooden expression whether he's happy or sad.
straight-faced
vacuous
impassive
He searched the man's impassive face for some indication that he understood.
inscrutable
It is important to keep a straight face and remain inscrutable.
poker-faced
inexpressive

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blank
Definition
showing no interest or expression
He gave him a blank look.
Synonyms
expressionless,
empty,
dull,
vague,
hollow,
vacant,
lifeless,
deadpan,
straight-faced,
vacuous,
impassive,
inscrutable,
inane,
wooden,
poker-faced (informal)
in the sense of empty
Definition
drained of energy or emotion
She saw the empty look in his eyes as he left.
Synonyms
blank,
absent,
vacant,
stony,
deadpan,
vacuous,
impassive,
expressionless,
unintelligent,
MT
in the sense of impassive
Definition
not showing or feeling emotion
He searched the man's impassive face for some indication that he understood.
Synonyms
unemotional,
unmoved,
emotionless,
reserved,
cool,
calm,
composed,
indifferent,
self-contained,
serene,
callous,
aloof,
stoical,
unconcerned,
apathetic,
dispassionate,
unfazed (informal),
inscrutable,
stolid,
unruffled,
phlegmatic,
unfeeling,
poker-faced (informal),
imperturbable,
insensible,
impassible (rare),
unexcitable,
insusceptible,
unimpressible

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deadpan

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