po-faced
po-faced · more po-faced · most po-faced
streng, grimmig, mürrisch
Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expressionWearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
/ˈpəʊ.feɪst/
Meaning
2 senses(UK)Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
streng, grimmig, mürrisch
(UK)Poker-faced.
More definitions
- humorless and disapproving
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression:
Origin
Uncertain, probably from po, abbreviated slang based on French pot de chambre (“chamber poUncertain, probably from po, abbreviated slang based on French pot de chambre (“chamber pot”), after the distasteful expression anyone would adopt upon being presented with a full one. Perhaps similarly from pooh; perhaps influenced by poker-faced. Also possibly “poor-faced”.
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Forms
more po-faced, most po-faced| Comparative | more po-faced Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most po-faced Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpo-face
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form