side-eye
/ˈsaɪdˌaɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.90 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To look at out of the corner of one's eye, particularly with animosity, or in a judgmental or suspicious manner.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: evil eye, stink eye (see more there)"
- "I'm going to admit that the opening strains sound a wee bit "demo from a home studio," and that the title itself – paired with any other artist – would probably result in a side eye and a quip about done-to-death, cheese-pop metaphors."
- "[Billy] Squier's band makes a valiant effort to match his camp quotient, with lots of open shirts, exposed chest hair and sexy side-eyes to the camera."
- "The incredibly different ways [Bill] Clinton and [Monica] Lewinsky are treated even today makes a shockingly sad statement about how, 15 years of discussion of gender equality later – including the insertion of slut-shaming into the national dialogue as something you're not supposed to do – we can't even manage to divide our collective side-eyes evenly between men and women."
- "It was his side eye. He had the sexiest side eye she'd ever seen. He'd tip his head in that George Clooney kind of way and peer at you from beneath those thick lashes."
- "Side-eye, that sidelong glance favored by shade queens like Mariah Carey [and] devil-may-care rebels like Rihanna, is finally being acknowledged in the canon [the Merriam–Webster Dictionary]."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-West Germanic *augā Old English ēage Middle English eye English eye English side-eye From side + eye.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsaɪdˌaɪ/
- British English: /ˈsaɪdˌaɪ/