Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have eyes in the back of one's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: have eyes in the back- of one's -head
IPA

54

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

3

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant, as if able to see in all directions at once.

Example Sentences

"It's so busy at our office you need eyes in the back of your head to work here!"
"Don't think you can misbehave while I'm cooking dinner. I have eyes in the back of my head."

Etymology

From Latin in occipitio quoque habet oculos ("she has eyes even on the back of her head"), from Plautus, Aulularia (The Pot of Gold), act 1, scene 1.

Inflected Forms

has eyes in the back of one's head (present, singular) having eyes in the back of one's head (participle, present) had eyes in the back of one's head (participle, past) had eyes in the back of one's head (past)

Questions

What does have eyes in the back of one's head mean?: To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant, as if able to see in all directions at once.
Where does have eyes in the back of one's head come from?: From Latin in occipitio quoque habet oculos ("she has eyes even on the back of her head"), from Plautus, Aulularia (The Pot of Gold), act 1, scene 1.

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