Meaning of eyetracks | Babel Free

Definitions

Imaginary marks left by looking at things, especially by reading books.

dated, humorous, plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“When you read⟳ a new book you get⟳ eyetracks all over it. Then it isn't mint any more.”

“"You look⟳ good in that," he said. "Especially wet⟳." I'd noticed the difference. "Feel⟳ like⟳ an ad for a Broadway parlor. I'll be scraping off eyetracks all night."”

“"The only good thing in Readerville," said the Lion, "is their library, where they keep⟳ copies of science fiction magazines. But all those copies are terribly worn out from being read⟳ so much. They have⟳ all sorts of unsanitary eyetracks all over them, and the spines are broken because the readers fold⟳ their magazines over when they read⟳."”

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