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Nancy Reagan gaze

Nancy Reagan gaze noun: a transfixed look upon a person taken as showing absolute devotion or affection.

nancy reagan gaze: a transfixed look upon a person taken as showing absolute devotion or affection
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Noun

Nancy Reagan gaze (plural Nancy Reagan gazes)

  1. A transfixed look upon a person taken as showing absolute devotion or affection.
    • Pat Nixon held the title for most stoic [Washington] wife until Maureen Dean gave an Oscar-winning performance during her husband's Watergate testimony, sitting primly behind him, blond hair pulled back, holding the Nancy Reagan gaze before there was a Nancy Reagan gaze.1989, Margaret Carlson, "I'M Nobody, Who Are You?", Time, May 8, 1989, ISSN 0040-781X
    • Peter Chernin, the head Fox TV programmer, … will titularly replace Roth and serve as Murdoch's malleable functionary. He looks at his boss with a sort of adoring Nancy Reagan gaze.1992, Laureen Hobbs, "The Industry & The Webs", Spy, December 1992/January 1993 p. 18 ISSN 0890-1759

Forms of Nancy Reagan gaze

pluralNancy Reagan gazes

Origin of Nancy Reagan gaze

From the attentive look Nancy Reagan was noted for fixing on her husband, Ronald Reagan, U.S. President from 1981 to 1989, when he made public appearances.

Questions about Nancy Reagan gaze

What does Nancy Reagan gaze mean?
Nancy Reagan gaze means a transfixed look upon a person taken as showing absolute devotion or affection.
What part of speech is Nancy Reagan gaze?
Nancy Reagan gaze is a noun.
What is the plural of Nancy Reagan gaze?
The plural of Nancy Reagan gaze is Nancy Reagan gazes.

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