Meaning of side-eye | Babel Free

Definitions

A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Near-synonyms: evil eye, stink eye; see⟳ others there”

“I'm going to admit⟳ that the opening strains sound⟳ a wee bit "demo from a home studio," and that the title itself – paired with any other artist – would probably result⟳ in a side eye and a quip about done-to-death, cheese-pop metaphors.”

“[Billy] Squier's band makes a valiant effort to match⟳ his camp quotient, with lots of open⟳ shirts, exposed chest hair and sexy side-eyes to the camera.”

“The incredibly different ways [Bill] Clinton and [Monica] Lewinsky are treated even today makes a shockingly sad statement about how, 15 years of discussion of gender equality later – including the insertion of slut-shaming into the national dialogue as something you're not supposed to do – we can't even manage⟳ to divide⟳ our collective side-eyes evenly between men and women.”

“It was his side eye. He had the sexiest side eye she'd ever seen. He'd tip⟳ his head in that George Clooney kind of way and peer at you from beneath those thick lashes.”

“Side-eye, that sidelong glance⟳ favored by shade queens like⟳ Mariah Carey [and] devil-may-care rebels like⟳ Rihanna, is finally being acknowledged in the canon [the Merriam–Webster Dictionary].”

“I saw⟳ some snarking online about Bishop Michael Curry's passionate sermon, and certainly the royal family seemed unnerved by it, with Zara Philips watching it in apparent open-mouthed shock⟳ and Kate and Camilla shooting each other some heavy side-eye.”

“"If you look⟳ closely at Benjamin's face⟳ in that picture, he's got amazing side-eye,” [Anderson] Cooper joked. "He's got this side-eye look⟳, like⟳ he's very judgy. In general, I think⟳ babies are very judgy, but he's particularly judgy."”

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