Meaning of boss-eyed | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Cross-eyed; squinting.
2. Blind in one eye; having one injured eye.

Examples

“"[…] That aint dishonest—so you needn't look⟳ boss-eyed at me […]"”

“We should change⟳ our hours of sitting because the nation can not properly be represented by Members who become⟳ boss-eyed workaholics because they start⟳ at 9:30 in the morning and work⟳ through until after midnight.”

“Dialectologists have⟳ produced dialect maps showing different usages in different areas. For example, in England, a map could show⟳ different terms for "cross-eyed:" cock-eyed in Northumberland, Westmoreland and parts of the Midlands, boss-eyed in South-East England and East Anglia, squint-eyed in Devon and parts of Somerset, and cross-eyed in Cheshire, Derbyshire and the Isle of Man […]”

“The reality, according to Susan, was that he was slurring his speech, occasionally spitting out the words in her ear, in an effort to be heard above the night club music, and starting to go slightly boss-eyed with the drink⟳.”

“Suddenly it was OK to be weird or gay or geeky, a fey boy or a tough girl, a weed or a nerd, wonky-toothed or boss-eyed. Bowie was all these things and he was the coolest rock star ever.”

“"'Thou shouldst a' married, Jock,' said I. "He gurgled in his cup and set⟳ it down; his good eye turned upon us, twinkling. "'And where's the maid would look⟳ on boss-eyed Jock?' he said.”

“"There's some roads a man has to be led, an' there's some roads a boss-eyed man can only follow⟳ wi' one eye shut⟳. But this road can't be lost by a blind man nor a boss-eyed man nor a cripple and he's neither, thank⟳ God."”

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