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poker-faced

British  

adjective

  1. informal having a deliberately expressionless face

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Up until a few years ago, when people started recognizing her for playing poker-faced attorney Kim Wexler on “Better Call Saul,” Seehorn would be standing in a store and customers figured she worked there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The most endearing moment happened during the pandemic when videos of him working out - poker-faced and staring right into your soul - sparked waves of jokes online.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025

Even through the more dramatic moments of the day, they remained poker-faced.

From Slate ● May 29, 2024

Three years ago, Nancy Miah had never heard of the fictional, Dutch, poker-faced bunny known as Miffy.

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

He was a poker-faced judge who did not suffer fools gladly.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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