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Deadpan vs Headpan - What's the difference?

deadpan | headpan |

As nouns the difference between deadpan and headpan

is that deadpan is a style of comedic delivery in which something humourous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression while headpan is a round container, like a bowl, used in construction work.

As an adjective deadpan

is deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look).

As a verb deadpan

is to express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.

deadpan

English

(wikipedia deadpan)

Alternative forms

* dead-pan * dead pan

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look).
  • Having such a face or look (as a person).
  • Impassive (as behaviour or speech).

    • Synonyms

    * poker faced

    Noun

    (-)
  • A style of comedic delivery in which something humourous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
  • * 2007 , , Octopus Pie #71: Deadpan
    • MAREK: But really the deadpan is key. You can essentially trick people into laughing at nothing .

    Synonyms

    * deadpan comedy * deadpan humour

    Verb

    (deadpann)
  • To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.

    • Anagrams

    *

    headpan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A round container, like a bowl, used in construction work.
  • (obsolete) The brainpan.
    • (Webster 1913)