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noun

an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
  • Deadpan expression. “Students usually keep a poker face because they don't want to be called on.”.
  • Definition of Poker face. (poker) An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing. Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation. ¹ Source: wiktionary.com.
a person who has or deliberately assumes a poker face: It is impossible to tell what that poker face is really thinking.

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Origin ofpoker face

OTHER WORDS FROM poker face

poker-faced,adjective

Words nearby poker face

Meaning Of Good Poker Facebook

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Words related to poker face

deadpan, mask, seriousness, straight face, impassivity, inscrutability
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British Dictionary definitions forpoker face

Meaning Of Good Poker Face Mask

noun

informala face without expression, as that of a poker player attempting to conceal the value of his cards
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases withpoker face

A visage lacking any expression that can be interpreted, as in Whenever Betty attended one of her children's performances, she managed to keep a poker face. This term alludes to the facial expression of a poker player who is expert at concealing his feelings about his hand. [c. 1880]

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