side-eye

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side-eye

/ˈsaɪdˌaɪ/ US, UK

noun side-eyes · side eye

countable, uncountable A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion. Near-synonyms: evil eye, stink eye (see more there)
Similar: evil eye, stink eye

verb side-eyes · side-eyeing · side-eying · side-eyed · side eye

transitive To look at out of the corner of one's eye, particularly with animosity, or in a judgmental or suspicious manner. When I'm working my attention isn't caught straight ahead into the blinkered page, it's side eyeing whatever's peripheral, whatever's random.

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noun sidelong look of animosity or suspicion

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@misc{side_eye_2026,
  title = {side-eye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/side-eye},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}