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eye bounce

eye bounce noun: the practice of lowering one's eyes before gazing left or right, to avoid a shifty expression on camera.

Noun

eye bounce (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The practice of lowering one's eyes before gazing left or right, to avoid a shifty expression on camera.
    • Media coaches recommend that speakers on TV programs use eye bounce, in which the eyes do not move horizontally. Instead, the speaker first looks down […]2006, Richard Weiner, Charles M. Levine, The Skinny about Best Boys, Dollies, Green Rooms, Leads, and Other Media Lingo, page 27

Questions about eye bounce

What does eye bounce mean?
Eye bounce means the practice of lowering one's eyes before gazing left or right, to avoid a shifty expression on camera.
What part of speech is eye bounce?
Eye bounce is a noun.

Words near eye bounce in the dictionary

  1. eye bleach
  2. eye bolt
  3. eye bolts
  4. eye booger
  5. eye boogers
  6. eye bounce
  7. eye brow
  8. eye brows
  9. eye candy
  10. eye chart
  11. eye charts

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