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hairy eyeball

hairy eyeball noun: a look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.

Noun

hairy eyeball (plural hairy eyeballs)

  1. (slang) A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.
    • He was giving me the hairy eyeball.
  2. (slang) A fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes.
    • He was telling me about a girl looking at him and he said, "She gave me the hairy eyeball." That meant she liked him.
    • (Second variation as first used and described on television, in the TV show Hazel 4/6/1962).

Synonyms of hairy eyeball

Forms of hairy eyeball

pluralhairy eyeballs

Questions about hairy eyeball

What does hairy eyeball mean?
Hairy eyeball means a look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.
What part of speech is hairy eyeball?
Hairy eyeball is a noun.
What is the plural of hairy eyeball?
The plural of hairy eyeball is hairy eyeballs.

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