boss-eyed

adjective

1. informal,  having a squint

Word History and Origins

Origin of boss-eyed¹

C19: from boss to miss or bungle a shot at a target (dialect)

Example Sentences

Slightly boss-eyed, balding by his early 20s, with legs like sequoias and an incipient belly, Malkovich made an unlikely leading man.

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An early feature, Talking Sense with Charlie Pontoon – "The column that pulls no punches" – saw Pontoon, an unshaven boss-eyed alcoholic hack, pontificate on matters of the day.

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Still, of course, I do understand about your cricket, and I dare say love might make you a bit boss-eyed.

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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.

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A slobbering, boss-eyed cretin chops wood at my side, and when I rise to try a snap on the women and the children they hide behind the walls.

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