po-faced
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of po-faced
Origin uncertain; perhaps po a chamber pot + -faced, influenced by poker-faced
Example Sentences
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The runways of Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Tom Ford and John Galliano weren’t merely po-faced models stalking a runway but full theatrical, momentous events.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
“We intend to fulfill our true ambitions and destiny as an independent, developed, prosperous country,” Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, said Wednesday as a po-faced William looked on.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022
This is what happens when people equate seriousness with worthiness: We get a full slate of earnest, po-faced nominees.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
There is also the campness of it all, particularly in the ballet scenes when actors are at their most poised and po-faced.
From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2020
We remember the po-faced poets who went away never to return from the Ambition Wars & Success Sorties.
From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen
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