Word info

side eye

Speech parts

1. side eye - Noun

2. side eye - Verb

Meaning

side eye (plural side eyes)

Alternative form of side-eye

side eye (third-person singular simple present side eyes, present participle side eyeing or side eying, simple past and past participle side eyed)

Alternative form of side-eye

side-eye (countable and uncountable, plural side-eyes)

A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion.
Synonym: evil eye

side-eye (third-person singular simple present side-eyes, present participle side-eyeing or side-eying, simple past and past participle side-eyed)

(transitive) To look at out of the corner of one's eye, particularly with animosity, or in a judgmental or suspicious manner.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

side-eye

Examples

“I also just feel more connected and embodied,” Beharie says, of her return to her craft, and that manifests relatably on screen in her cackle, her side-eye, her drawl-like delivery and even the way she carries herself. Source: Internet

I heard about it before I actually saw any of the ads, and I admit that my impulse is to side-eye anything that might be construed as trivializing anxiety disorders. Source: Internet

In a departure from the previous debates, it was relatively sedate, as the candidates substituted passive-aggression and side-eye for the familiar bellowing and wild gesticulation. Source: Internet

That’s the McDonald’s drive-thru cashier tossing six honey mustards into the bag without even a hint of side-eye. Source: Internet

I know you want to handle this yourself and, congrats, you will have to, but he’s getting major side-eye from me right now. Source: Internet

Instead I'll just side-eye mad-dog you while I fold New York-style slices in half and shotgun them faster than a beer. Source: Internet

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