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Meaning of stink eye | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).

idiomatic

Equivalents

Italiano occhiataccia

Examples

“Near-synonym: side-eye”
“Miss Mae gave me the stink eye, just on general principle, when I came into the kitchen. She was so good at the stink eye that even if you hadn't done something wrong, you felt like you did.”
“"Stink eye" is a Hawaiian pidgin expression for a disapproving glance, a mean or dirty look.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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