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STRAIGHT FACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does straight face mean? 

STRAIGHT FACE (noun)
  The noun STRAIGHT FACE has 1 sense:

1. a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusementplay

  Familiarity information: STRAIGHT FACE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRAIGHT FACE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("straight face" is a kind of...):

facial expression; facial gesture (a gesture executed with the facial muscles)


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