bedroom eyes

American  

[bed-room ahyz, -room] / ˈbɛdˌrum ˈaɪz, -ˌrʊm /

plural noun

1. sexually enticing eyes, or a gaze inviting sexual intimacy.

   She looked at me with those lovely, sly bedroom eyes.

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Etymology

Origin of bedroom eyes

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

It opens, as many State of the Thunder Zones do, with Juice in a bedroom, eyes half open, and lids heavy.

From The Verge • Aug. 29, 2016

“Song One,” Kate Barker-Froyland’s anemic first feature, offers a wispy meditation on the healing properties of a pretty folk song — especially when sung by a shaggy-haired troubadour with bedroom eyes and a sensitive soul.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2015

But that still left plenty to ask Lisa Marie Presley, the child of Graceland with her father’s bedroom eyes, smile verging on sneer, and a lifelong desire to make her own musical mark.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2013

Whatever the song �Willow Weep for Me, I've Got You Under My Skin, The Lady Is a Tramp�Frankie's unmatched showmanship, his sad, slow baritone, his baggy, bedroom eyes got the message across.

From Time Magazine Archive

The casbah line and the other trademarks � the voice of a cello and the bedroom eyes � bore him, in fact.

From Time Magazine Archive