Meaning of stink eye | Babel Free

Definitions

An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).

idiomatic

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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