glad eye

noun

, Informal.

1. a friendly or interested glance, especially a flirtatious one.

glad eye

noun

1. informal.
   an inviting or seductive glance (esp in the phrase give ( someone ) the glad eye )

Word History and Origins

Origin of glad eye¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

We note that there is a strong cast in The Glad Eye which has made its appearance again.

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I forget the anxious in my happy of that day, and turn with glad eye on Tãke Chan.

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I shan't forget, to my dying day, that when you gave me the glad eye that time in the garden, you were making a fool of me.

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I've given her the glad eye once or twice, but I guess there's nothing doing.

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(She gives him the glad eye) Why didn't you kiss the spot to make it well?

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