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po-facedpo-faced /ˌpəʊ ˈfeɪst◂ $ ˌpoʊ-/ adjective British English informal po-facedOrigin: 1900-2000 Perhaps from po ‘chamber pot’ (19-20 centuries), from French pot, influenced by poker-faced - And if that sounds a bit po-faced, then you're missing the point.
- And she added something po-faced about toleration and talent.
- It was really slow and a bit po-faced for me.
- Jenkins was at his most po-faced here.
- Let's hope advertisers get the message and give us more laughs and less po-faced hype in future.
- The writer's po-faced style occasionally irritates: do people really need reminding that cases of bubonic plague should be treated immediately?
- Their smiles were like a knowing wink: sussed and street-wise without being in the least dour or po-faced.
having an unfriendly disapproving expression on your face SYN stern |