raccoon eyes

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raccoon eyes

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From raccoon + eyes, in reference to the color surrounding the eyes of raccoons.

noun coon eyes

idiomatic, informal, plural, plural only The state of the orbits of the eyes (especially the undereye region) having a bluish-purplish coloration.
Similar: eyecup, shiner

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Español	ojera, ojeras
Português	olheira

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@misc{raccoon_eyes_2026,
  title = {raccoon eyes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raccoon%20eyes},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}