SIDE-EYE Definition & Meaning

side-eye

or side eye

[ sahyd-ahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a sidelong look used to express contempt, criticism, suspicion, curiosity, or doubt:
Family holidays—the perfect time to face intrusive questions and the side-eye your great-aunt gives you at the dinner table.
I don't want to eat at a restaurant where we'll be getting the side-eye all night for having a baby in tow.

to express contempt, criticism, suspicion, curiosity, or doubt with or as if with a sidelong look:
Two things make me side-eye this story: the improbable plot and the unbelievable ending.
Don't side-eye just yet, let me explain.

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First recorded in 1825–30

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There’s no side-eye, no resentment, no “Yankee go home” — just genuine, wholehearted gratitude.

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Eerie performances and brilliant side-eye delivery.

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A master of side-eye, he gives “Mattress” a touch of “Pippin” and makes the show seem timeless whenever he’s onstage.

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He gives me the side-eye while I insist we just need a little post-hike snack.

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Harris is exceptionally good at the furrow, the side-eye, the chin stroke, and the silent, syrup-scented “Bless his heart.”

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