variants
or less commonly side eye
: a sidelong glance or gaze especially when expressing scorn, suspicion, disapproval, or veiled curiosity
The guy who stole your heart as the class clown can seem like just a clown out of his original context, like when people are giving him side-eye for cracking lame jokes in the hostess line.—
Lauren Panariello
—often used with theLauren Panariello… the singular focus on results washes away concerns about getting the side-eye from a colleague judging you for not being in your cubicle …—The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune
side-eye
verb, transitive + intransitive
She wears clothes that would have Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope side-eyeing in envy.
—Kevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon
Examples of side-eye in a Sentence
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Nikki Glaser skewered the crowd as expected but didn’t truly offend, even if a few lines launched some side-eye.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
In what may well be a spy movie for actual adults, director Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp concoct a moody drama steeped in espionage, marital trust issues and, one hopes, prime opportunities for playing the pause, the side-eye and the steely glare along with the words.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Meaning, when someone is not on your side, never let their negativity or judgmental side-eye impact your ability to express gratitude.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Another clip captures Ryan approaching an NYPD's horse, who tries to bite him and keeps giving him a side-eye.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
In what may well be a spy movie for actual adults, director Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp concoct a moody drama steeped in espionage, marital trust issues and, one hopes, prime opportunities for playing the pause, the side-eye and the steely glare along with the words.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Meaning, when someone is not on your side, never let their negativity or judgmental side-eye impact your ability to express gratitude.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Another clip captures Ryan approaching an NYPD's horse, who tries to bite him and keeps giving him a side-eye.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for side-eye
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“Side-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-eye. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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