Poker Face
Poker Face blank, forced-neutral rage face used when a character must hide their true emotions, captioned like must not react.
Origin
Distinct from the Lady Gaga song, this rage-comic Poker Face appeared around 2010 to 2011 as a deliberately expressionless mask, wide flat mouth, dead eyes, worn to suppress laughter, awkwardness, or arousal.
Spread
It became the go-to face for comics about keeping composure in situations where reacting would be disastrous, and often appeared mid-comic straining to hold the mask before it inevitably cracks.
Legacy
Poker Face is a staple of the rage vocabulary specifically about emotional suppression, a concept that later echoed through countless keeping it together reaction memes.
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Key facts
- A rage-comic face distinct from the Lady Gaga song of the same name.
- Emerged around 2010 to 2011 in reddit rage comics.
- Represents forcibly hiding one's true emotions.
- Often shown mid-comic straining before the mask cracks.
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