"dead pan" meaning in English

See dead pan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dead pan [comparative], most dead pan [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} dead pan (comparative more dead pan, superlative most dead pan)
  1. Alternative form of deadpan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deadpan
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Adverb

Forms: more dead pan [comparative], most dead pan [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} dead pan (comparative more dead pan, superlative most dead pan)
  1. Alternative form of deadpan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deadpan
    Sense id: en-dead_pan-en-adv-tDSbtKo9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 24 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 26

Noun

Forms: dead pans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dead pan (plural dead pans)
  1. Alternative form of deadpan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deadpan
    Sense id: en-dead_pan-en-noun-tDSbtKo9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 24 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 26

Verb

Forms: dead pans [present, singular, third-person], dead panning [participle, present], dead panned [participle, past], dead panned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} dead pan (third-person singular simple present dead pans, present participle dead panning, simple past and past participle dead panned)
  1. Alternative form of deadpan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deadpan
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