po-faced
(British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
Origin: , probably from po, abbreviated slang based on , 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”. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(British) Poker-faced.
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“Some of our top journalists can get a little po-faced about the craft, but doing proper reporting requires that kind of dedication and discipline, compared to the broad mass of the UK media that just makes shit up.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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