eye roll

[ ahy-rohl ]

noun
  1. a gesture of turning one’s eyes upward or moving them in a circle, especially as an expression of disbelief, annoyance, impatience, or disdain:Thirteen seems to be the age at which a person perfects the eye roll.The team's players and their fans say they aren’t being respected, a statement that draws both nods of confirmation and eye rolls.

interjection
  1. (used to express disbelief, annoyance, impatience, or disdain, especially online): It's so hard being ultra wealthy (eye roll).

Origin of eye roll

1
First recorded in 1925–30
  • Sometimes eye-roll, eye·roll .

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