Eyerape
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eyerape is a noun meaning (transitive, intransitive, slang) To stare intensely and unremittingly at someone.
Meaning
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To stare intensely and unremittingly at someone.
More Meanings
- (slang, derogatory) An intense and unremitting stare.
- (slang, derogatory) Something that is extraordinarily painful to the eyes, such as a psychedelic or rapidly flashing image.
Example Sentences
He wasn't just handsy, according to the stories. He also used his eyes to grope ('I believe it's called an eye-rape,' one older colleague of mine had noted to me, drily) […]
Word Forms
- eyerapes
- eye-rape
- eyeraping
- eyeraped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apoplexy, erethism.
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