socarrón — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deadpan adjective Delivered with a completely blank, unsmiling face and a flat voice, so that the joke lands precisely because the speaker gives no sign of joking.
- facetious adj Joking about something in a flippant way, especially when the topic deserves to be taken seriously.
- snide adjective Making sly, mocking, or belittling remarks, often disguised as harmless comments.
Senses
socarrón is used for these senses in English:
- facetious Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
deadpan — full definition
- adjective Delivered with a completely blank, unsmiling face and a flat voice, so that the joke lands precisely because the speaker gives no sign of joking.
- adverb In a flat, expressionless way.
- verb To say something funny while keeping a completely straight face.