The meaning of "po-faced"?

Posted by Pdianek on January 19, 2004

The Guardian: "...remembering his darling mummy, po-faced in her monster knickers, unable to laugh, cough or sneeze." I run across this expression again and again, but haven't been able to precisely understand it from context. Synonyms, anyone?

• The meaning of "po-faced"? Shae 19/January/04
  • The meaning of "po-faced"? James Briggs 19/January/04
    • The meaning of "po-faced"? Shae 19/January/04
      • So what's "Dipsy-faced", then? Brian from Shawnee 20/January/04