DEADPAN - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adverb

without betraying any feeling

Example: she told the joke deadpan

Synonyms

Impassive, Unexpressive, Poker-faced, Expressionless, Deadpan

🔗 Related Words

dead – A related word in the same word family.

pan – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

Some English words are 'fossil words'—they only survive in idioms or fixed phrases.