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Meanings of poker-faced in English

Deliberately impassive in manner.

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Usage of poker-faced in English
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I didn't know which one because they were all so poker-faced.
The Guardian
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Mohammad asks the clutch of poker-faced farmers standing round and stroking their beards.
Reuters
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He waited there, poker-faced, until Payne took a seat as well.
Sword of god
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He just nodded, poker-faced, and kept his eyes on the road.
Dexter Is Dead
5
That drew wry smiles out of Carmen and Nancy, though Jenny remained poker-faced.
You can't stop me
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A poker-faced Obama said he would wait to let them know his final decision.
Obama's wars
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He's also wisecracking and flirty, which doesn't escape the eye of the poker-faced detective.
Reuters
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Those who can remain poker-faced are in line to win prizes of free day passes.
The South African
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She remained poker-faced, but surely she was laughing inside.
The Kingmaker
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I glanced at the guard outside, who stood poker-faced.
Sovereign
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She looked as poker-faced as I was trying to.
The Night of the Long Knives
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He seemed calm and relaxed, as poker-faced as ever.
The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree...
13
Judge Fang, by a conscious effort, remained poker-faced.
The Diamond Age
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Hislop imagines the owners paying poker-faced lip service to the ban then merrily passing the salt.
The Guardian
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She looked, however, rather poker-faced, Paige thought.
Cities in Flight
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Everyone was poker-faced for the first 5 or 10 rounds, Stewart says.
Radio NZ