Side-eye
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsaɪdˌaɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Side-eye is a noun meaning A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion.
Meaning
A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To look at out of the corner of one's eye, particularly with animosity, or in a judgmental or suspicious manner.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: evil eye, stink eye; see others there
[Billy] Squier's band makes a valiant effort to match his camp quotient, with lots of open shirts, exposed chest hair and sexy side-eyes to the camera.
It was his side eye. He had the sexiest side eye she'd ever seen. He'd tip his head in that George Clooney kind of way and peer at you from beneath those thick lashes.
Side-eye, that sidelong glance favored by shade queens like Mariah Carey [and] devil-may-care rebels like Rihanna, is finally being acknowledged in the canon [the Merriam–Webster Dictionary].
Word Forms
- side-eyes
- side-eyeing
- side-eying
- side-eyed
Synonyms for side-eye
Depending on context, synonyms include evil eye.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eyebeam, eyeglance, evil eye, eyeballing, onlook, eye-service.
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