eye-popping en · ADJ
Etymology
The image is of a viewer's eyes opening wide to the point of popping out.
Meanings
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(informal) Astonishing, stunning, incredible.
And most eye-popping of all, Rep. Matt Gaetz – a political bomb-thrower who has faced federal and congressional investigations into alleged unsavory personal conduct – is now President-elect Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general.
2024 November 14, Linda Feldmann, Henry Gass, “Trump’s eye-popping Cabinet picks show his top priority: Loyalty”, in The Christian Science Monitor:This cocktail of eye-popping visuals and slightly unruly performances absolutely works, allaying any concerns that a band from the post-punk era and the old showbiz connotations of a residency in Las Vegas constitute a slightly uncomfortable fit, regardless of how many millions of records the band has sold, or how mainstream an audience they’ve attracted in the interim.
2023 September 30, Alexis Petridis, “U2 review – an utterly astonishing, admirably raw Vegas extravaganza”, in The Guardian, London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more eye-popping | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most eye-popping | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
de atemberaubend (visually astonishing) · de gewaltig ins Auge fallend (visually astonishing) · de spektakulär (visually astonishing) · fr à couper le souffle (visually astonishing) · eo okulfrapa (visually astonishing) · de beeindruckend (visually astonishing) · fr exorbitant (incredible, unbelievable) · fi silmät räväyttävä (visually astonishing) · pt impressionante (visually astonishing) · de staunenerregend (visually astonishing) · de in Erstaunen verrsetzend (visually astonishing) · de sagenhaft (visually astonishing)