straight face

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noun
  1. a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.

Origin of straight face

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Other words from straight face

  • straight-faced, adjective
  • straight-fac·ed·ly [streyt-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee], /ˈstreɪtˈfeɪ sɪd li, -ˈfeɪst li/, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for straight face

straight face

noun
  1. a serious facial expression, esp one that conceals the impulse to laugh

Derived forms of straight face

  • straight-faced, adjective

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Other Idioms and Phrases with straight face

straight face

see keep a straight face.

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