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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dead•pan /ˈdɛdˌpæn/USA pronunciation adj., adv., v., -panned, -pan•ning. adj. - marked by a careful pretense of seriousness;
straight-faced:deadpan humor.
adv. - in a deadpan manner:told the joke utterly deadpan.
v. - to perform in a deadpan manner: [no object]an actor deadpanning.[~ + object]deadpanned her lines perfectly.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dead•pan (ded′pan′),USA pronunciation adj., adv., v., -panned, -pan•ning, n. adj. - marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment;
impassive or expressionless:deadpan humor. - displaying no emotional or personal involvement:a deadpan style.
adv. - in a deadpan manner:He spoke his lines utterly deadpan.
v.i., v.t. - to behave or perform in a deadpan manner.
n. Also, dead′ pan′. - a face showing no expression.
- Show Businessa style of comedy that relies on the comedian's maintaining such a face.
- dead + pan1 1925–30, American.
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