Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairy eyeball

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
hairy eye-ball
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.

Slang

noun

A fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

hairy eyeballs (plural)

Synonyms

dirty look stink eye see more there

Questions

What does hairy eyeball mean?
A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.

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