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

Recent Examples on the Web

All the glitter, gloss and side-eye in the world couldn’t have prepared Rae — or the general public — for the string of viral songs that would come four or five years later. —Tiana Denicola, Variety, 30 May 2025

The finale left details of their lopsided arrangement a bit fuzzy, and Season 3 starts with Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and especially Anthony (Mario Cantone) giving Carrie significant side-eye about Aidan’s five-year deferment. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2025

This remark prompted a side-eye from Shaboozey, which turned him into an instant meme. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 May 2025

It was last seen with just its head exposed, giving the camera serious side-eye treatment. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for side-eye

• abscissae
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi
• certify