Meaning of eyebombing | Babel Free

Definitions

The act or practice of sticking googly eyes on inanimate objects in public places.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“The craze for 'eyebombing' is following in the virtual footsteps of planking, owling, fridging and milking and gaining a cult online fan base.”

“Some may compare eyebombing to graffiti, but Mr Dam and Mr Nielsen say that because it is anonymous it is far more selfless than painting your own name on the side of a building.”

“Whereas the practice of eyebombing may not suit everybody’s taste, the anthropomorphic illusions that result are remarkably powerful. Why should a mere pair of googly eyes change a tea kettle into an Emperor penguin or transmute a tree trunk into a bewildered, long-nosed man?”

“The Chabad Rabbi of Camden Town, who is familiar with my photographic work, sent me a photo of an ad campaign he’d seen on the London Underground that had been subjected to eyebombing, correctly intuiting that it was the sort of thing that might interest me.”

“This book invites you to immerse yourself in the whimsical and hilarious world of eyebombing; the art of sticking googly eyes on unsuspecting objects to unleash the joy within.”

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