boss-eyed
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of boss-eyed
C19: from boss to miss or bungle a shot at a target (dialect)
Example Sentences
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Slightly boss-eyed, balding by his early 20s, with legs like sequoias and an incipient belly, Malkovich made an unlikely leading man.
From The Guardian
Still, of course, I do understand about your cricket, and I dare say love might make you a bit boss-eyed.
From Project Gutenberg
There's some roads a man has to be led, an' there's some roads a boss-eyed man can only follow wi' one eye shut.
From Project Gutenberg
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