stink eye
stink eye noun: an unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
Noun
stink eye (plural stink eyes)
- An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
- Near-synonym: side-eye
- Miss Mae gave me the stink eye, just on general principle, when I came into the kitchen. She was so good at the stink eye that even if you hadn't done something wrong, you felt like you did.2008, Michael Harmon, The Last Exit to Normal, page 35
- Synonyms:
- stank eye, dirty look, evil eye, bad eye, black look, death glare, death stare, fisheye, hairy eyeball, evils
Synonyms of stink eye
Forms of stink eye
| plural | stink eyes |
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Questions about stink eye
- What does stink eye mean?
- Stink eye means an unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
- What part of speech is stink eye?
- Stink eye is a noun.
- What is the plural of stink eye?
- The plural of stink eye is stink eyes.
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