po-faced

Meaning

1. (British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
2. (British) Poker-faced.

Synonyms

blank

conceited

deadpan

expressionless

😑

impassive

inexpressive

presumptuous

prim

prudish

stolid

straight-laced

Translations

prüde

zimperlich

bégueule

prude

pudibond

nuffig

afetadamente pudico

recatado em excesso

victoriano

iffet taslayan

kendini beğenmiş

ukala

aşırı namuslu geçinen

erdemlilik taslayan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəʊ.feɪst/

Etymology

Uncertain, 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”.