side-eye

noun

ˈsīd-ˌī

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 the

… 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

side-eye verb, transitive + intransitive

She wears clothes that would have Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope side-eyeing in envy. —

Kevin Fallon

Examples of side-eye in a Sentence

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The arrangement also got plenty of side-eyes from lawmakers who felt sidelined by the billionaires. —

Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 A couple of guys just giving the side-eye to each other. —

Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 The cussing example is a case, like the side-eye meme, where Black internet users identify with the vice president’s nod to Black culture, in this case through Ebonics. —

Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025 The social media post from the Sphere was accompanied by a side-eyes emoji. —

Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for side-eye