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eye-lock en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of eyelock.
Another useful insight is to watch for "eye-locks" between people during management meetings.
1979, Paul Preston, Communication for managers, page 161:Stepping off an elevator, she finds herself in an eye-lock with Lili, who is standing in the doorway of her apartment, stock still, staring and uttering a miserable "How can this be?!!"
2005, John Anderson, Edward Yang, page 90:Two series of moments, far apart yet with commonalities, involve experiences of eye-lock with a girlfriend and a hyena.
2014, Michael Eigen, Faith, page xv:
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eye-lock en · VERB
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of eyelock.
If someone eye-locks you in a Gaze Glaze, don't look at your shoes, which you will instinctively want to do.
2008, Marcelle DiFalco, Jocelyn Greenky Herz, The Big Sister's Guide to the World of Work:Danny locks eyes with one of the Caseys for a few seconds and then turns to eye-lock with the other while speaking.
2010, Danielle Kennedy, Warren Jamison, How to List and Sell Real Estate, page 221:McMahon was hugging Carter and trying to eye-lock me at the same time.
1999, Jody Jaffe, In Colt Blood, page 112:
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