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单词 po-faced
释义

po-faced

[ poh-feyst ]
/ ˈpoʊˌfeɪst /

adjective Chiefly British.

having an overly serious demeanor or attitude; humorless.

Origin of po-faced

origin uncertain; perhaps po a chamber pot + -faced, influenced by poker-faced

Words nearby po-faced

poetics, poetize, poet laureate, poetry, Poets are born, not made, po-faced, pogamoggan, Pogany, pogey, pogey bait, pogge
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Example sentences from the Web for po-faced

  • It was completely wrong because it was all about family values and he was so po-faced and serious.

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British Dictionary definitions for po-faced

po-faced

adjective

(of a person) wearing a disapproving stern expression

Word Origin for po-faced

C20: possibly from po + poker-faced
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