his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
Definition (adv) without betraying any feeling
Example Sentence
she told the joke deadpan
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for deadpan
sounds like deadman... a deadman shows no feelings, is wooden..
if u have seen FANNA a bollywood movie--in that Amir Khan was calles deadman by the kid-> He was impassive towards kajol ie behaving as an impassive man, wid a blank, expressionless face = wooden.So,DEAD-MAN-PAN
keeping the face like deadman or dry deadpan
On watching the dead pan means brittle pan in kitchen the bride was expression less so her face becomes dry.
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