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Definition of Poker-faced
1. Adjective. Deliberately impassive in manner. "His face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
Similar to: Incommunicative, Uncommunicative
Derivative terms: Impassiveness
Definition of Poker-faced
1. Adjective. Wearing a poker face: studiously neutral; giving nothing away. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poker-faced
Literary usage of Poker-faced
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"HASKELL (poker-faced)—Do you know Jane Garside? (FUFFY signals.) JUDY—That drip!
HASKELL (lighting up)—Drip is right. ... I can't stomach that Jane Garside. ..."
2. Alliance Adrift by Yoichi Funabashi (1999)
"While the Chinese delegation assumed poker-faced expressions, inwardly they were
overwhelmed by the level of US military technology. ..."
3. Changing the Fourth Estate: Essays on South African Journalism by Adrian Hadland (2005)
"... attempt to win them over with my boyish charm and diplomacy or should I walk
in poker-faced and, to be blunt, kick butt? I chose the latter and won the ..."
4. A Hedonist's Guide to Tallinn by Laurence Shorter (2005)
"Low lights and poker-faced hotel staff add to the quiet and cosy ambience, and
a restaurant-quality menu (from the same kitchen as sister 'Restoran Palace' ..."
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