po-faced
English
Etymology
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”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ.feɪst/
Adjective
po-faced (comparative more po-faced, superlative most po-faced)
- (Britain) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
- (Britain) Poker-faced.
Further reading
- article on po-faced at World Wide Words
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