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cut-eye

American  
[kuht-ahy] / ˈkʌtˌaɪ /

noun

  1. (Caribbean English) a gesture consisting of a sidelong look followed by quickly looking away, used to express contempt, displeasure, or hostility; side-eye.

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She laughed and he gave her a little cut-eye look to get her meaning.

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