Definition Of The Term Poker Face

 

noun

an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.

A 'poker face' is a face that betrays zero emotion. When you have your 'poker face' on, you are giving your opponents zero information about the hand that you may or may not be holding. An important part of the game of poker is reading your opponents. Staright faced. Since you have to keep a still face while playing cards.

a person who has or deliberately assumes a poker face: It is impossible to tell what that poker face is really thinking.

Words related to poker face

deadpan, mask, seriousness, impassivity, inscrutability

Words nearby poker face

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Origin of poker face

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What Is The Definition Of Poker Face

pok·er-faced, adjectiveMeaning
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British Dictionary definitions forpoker face

noun

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

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Idioms and Phrases withpoker 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]

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Poker face may refer to:

Definition Of The Word Poker Face

  • Blank expression or poker face
    • Poker face, a poker term for such a blank expression
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Music[edit]

  • 'Poker Face' (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 1998
  • 'Poker Face' (Lady Gaga song), 2008
  • 'Poker Face', a 1997 song by hitomi from Déjà-vu
  • 'Poker Face', a 2001 song by Swollen Members from Bad Dreams
  • 'Poker Face', a 2013 song by Yui Horie from Miss Monochrome

Television[edit]

  • PokerFace, a British television game show
    • PokerFace: Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha, the Indian version
  • 'Poker Face' (Grey's Anatomy), an episode of Grey's Anatomy
  • 'Poker Face', an episode of Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
  • Poker-Face, a fictional villain in SilverHawks
  • 'Poker Face', an episode of Talking Tom and Friends

Other uses[edit]

  • Ebbie Goodfellow (1906–1985), Canadian National Hockey League player nicknamed 'Poker Face'
  • Hanns Scharff (1907–1992), German World War II interrogator nicknamed 'Poker Face'
  • Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers, a 2003 memoir by Katy Lederer
  • Pokerface, a 1977 poetry collection by Billy Collins
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