pince-sans-rire

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃s.sɑ̃.ʁiʁ/

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Adjective

pince-sans-rire (invariable)

1. dry, deadpan

Noun

pince-sans-rire m or f by sense (plural pince-sans-rire)

1. person with a deadpan sense of humour

Further reading

• “pince-sans-rire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.