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hairy eyeball en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(slang) A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.
He was giving me the hairy eyeball.
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(slang) A fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes.
(Second variation as first used and described on television, in the TV show Hazel 4/6/1962).
He was telling me about a girl looking at him and he said, "She gave me the hairy eyeball." That meant she liked him.
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Synonyms
stink eye · dirty look · see more there
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