googly eyes

Noun

googly eye (plural googly eyes)

1. A craft item resembling an eye, typically made of white, black, and clear plastic.
   • 11. Twist the pipe cleaners around a wooden spoon to curl; add a googly eye to the end of each, securing with a small blob of Prestik^®.2011, Jenny Dodd, Party Party
2. (informal) An eye exhibiting strabismus, failing to align with the other eye.
   • “What kind of a fellah?”
     “A fellah with a googly eye and a corduroi staff in his hand.” Clutching a box of darts Basil climbed drunkenly to his feet. He closed a lazy eye for the benefit of Sally in the kitchen and poised a dart.2006, Gardiner M. Weir, Music on the Wind
   1. (in plural, informal) The condition strabismus itself.
      • "What some may refer to as 'cross-eyed' or 'googly eyes' is a medical condition called strabismus," Christy Michael, lead veterinarian at DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital, tells The Dodo.2016 January 21, Christian Cotroneo, “Cats With Googly Eyes Are Real, And They're Beautiful”, in The Dodo
3. An eye that bulges abnormally.

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