"straight face" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-straight face.ogg Forms: straight faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} straight face (plural straight faces)
  1. (idiomatic) A face that is expressionless, especially not laughing. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: straight-faced, straight-face test Related terms: poker face
    Sense id: en-straight_face-en-noun-tI64vQ1h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) A face that is expressionless, especially not laughing."
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