popeyed

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popeyed

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From pop + eyed.

adjective more popeyed · most popeyed · pop-eyed

having bulging eyes 1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, The Pinch Runner Memorandum, translated by Michiko N. Wilson and Michael K. Wilson, Sharpe, Chapter 4, p. 88, From behind large and sinister-looking frames her popeyed gaze—it could be from hyperthyroidism—swept over us.
broadly astonished Files of women passed balancing vegetable baskets on their heads, and pop-eyed children who stared at the Europeans.

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@misc{popeyed_2026,
  title = {popeyed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/popeyed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}