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po-faced
po-faced P5430650 (pō′fāst′)adj. Chiefly British Priggishly disapproving.
[From po, chamberpot (a po-faced expression being likened to that of a person observing the contents of a chamber pot with disgust), from French pot de chambre, chamber pot : pot, pot + de, of + chambre, room.]po-faced adj (of a person) wearing a disapproving stern expression [C20: possibly from po + poker-faced]po-faced (ˈpoʊˌfeɪst)
adj. Chiefly Brit. having an overly serious demeanor or attitude; humorless. [1930–35] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | po-faced - humorless and disapprovingBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomhumorless, humourless, unhumorous - lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote |
po-facedadjective humourless, disapproving, solemn, prim, puritanical, narrow-minded, stolid, prudish, strait-laced a politically-correct bastion of po-faced self-righteousnessTranslations
po-faced
po-facedHaving an overly stern, disapproving, and humorless demeanor. Primarily heard in UK. The film works because it isn't po-faced about it. Instead, it uses humour to great effect in highlighting just how multifaceted the difficult topic can be. I'll never forget our bizarre school dances, with dozens of hormone-frenzied teens under the watchful eyes of po-faced priests.po-faced
Related to po-faced: bask, contempSynonyms for po-facedadj humourlessSynonyms- humourless
- disapproving
- solemn
- prim
- puritanical
- narrow-minded
- stolid
- prudish
- strait-laced
Words related to po-facedadj humorless and disapprovingRelated Words- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- humorless
- humourless
- unhumorous
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