Meaning of googly eye | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A craft item resembling an eye, typically made of white, black, and clear plastic.
2. An eye exhibiting strabismus, failing to align with the other eye.
   informal
3. The condition strabismus itself.
   in-plural, informal
4. An eye that bulges abnormally.

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Examples

“11. Twist the pipe cleaners around a wooden spoon to curl; add a googly eye to the end of each, securing with a small blob of Prestik^®.”

““What kind of a fellah?” “A fellah with a googly eye and a corduroi staff in his hand.” Clutching a box of darts Basil climbed drunkenly to his feet. He closed a lazy eye for the benefit of Sally in the kitchen and poised a dart.”

“"What some may refer to as 'cross-eyed' or 'googly eyes' is a medical condition called strabismus," Christy Michael, lead veterinarian at DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital, tells The Dodo.”

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