stink eye en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic) An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
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.
2008, Michael Harmon, The Last Exit to Normal, page 35:"Stink eye" is a Hawaiian pidgin expression for a disapproving glance, a mean or dirty look.
2015, John H. Elliot, Beware the Evil Eye Volume 1, page 24:Near-synonym: side-eye
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stink eyes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
shit eye · hairy eyeball · evil eye · stank eye · black look · death glare · malocchio · fisheye · side-eye · death stare · dirty look · bad eye · evils
Translations (6)
tr balıkgözü (Translations) · es mirada reprochante (Translations) · cs vraždění pohledem (Translations) · yue 白眼 (Translations) · de böse Blick (Translations) · it occhiataccia (Translations)