stink eye

American  

[stingk ahy] / ˈstɪŋk ˌaɪ /

stinkeye,

noun

Informal.

1. a disapproving, contemptuous, or critical glance (often used withthe ).

   Even today, I get the stink eye from Gran if I leave food on my plate.

   They let their dogs jump in the river right where I'm fishing, and then give me the stink eye when I complain.

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Etymology

Origin of stink eye

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

And if the librarian has given me the stink eye, I haven’t noticed.

From Literature

Ana gives her mom the stink eye.

From Literature

Open an umbrella near them and they would gallop halfway across a meadow and stand there giving the umbrella the stink eye.

From Literature

“I see colleagues getting the stink eye for having to take a day off because of their child,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

His boss Grow “always gives you kind of the stink eye when you wear Patagonia,” Dumas says.

From Los Angeles Times