poker face


noun

an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
a person who has or deliberately assumes a poker face: It is impossible to tell what that poker face is really thinking.

Origin of poker face

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM poker face

pok·er-faced, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for poker-faced

British Dictionary definitions for poker-faced (1 of 2)

poker-faced

adjective

informal having a deliberately expressionless face

British Dictionary definitions for poker-faced (2 of 2)

poker face

noun

informal a face without expression, as that of a poker player attempting to conceal the value of his cards

Idioms and Phrases with poker-faced

poker face

A visage lacking any expression that can be interpreted, as in Whenever Betty attended one of her children's performances, she managed to keep a poker face. This term alludes to the facial expression of a poker player who is expert at concealing his feelings about his hand. [c. 1880]