What does pop eyed mean?
Pop eyed means having bulging eyes.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
having bulging eyes.
1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, The Pinch Runner Memorandum, translated by Michiko N. Wilson and Michael K. Wilson, Sharpe, Chapter 4, p. 88, From behind large and sinister-looking frames her popeyed gaze—it could be from hyperthyroidism—swept over us.
Files of women passed balancing vegetable baskets on their heads, and pop-eyed children who stared at the Europeans.
Use pop eyed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pop eyed means having bulging eyes.
Common synonyms include surprised, goggle-eyed, eyed, openmouthed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, The Pinch Runner Memorandum, translated by Michiko N. Wilson and Michael K. Wilson, Sharpe, Chapter 4, p. 88, From behind large and sinister-looking frames her popeyed gaze—it could be from hyperthyroidism—swept over us.
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