eye roll

Sometimes 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).

Word History and Origins

Origin of eye roll¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

AI continues to evolve onscreen — for every Entity threatening the end of civilization in “Dead Reckoning,” there’s a M3GAN 2.0 ready to come to our aid with an eye roll.

From Los Angeles Times

"John would eye roll but not say anything," she said.

From BBC

Embrace the tone while allowing the occasional eye roll at Brad Pitt’s near-mythic modern-day Steve McQueen.

From Los Angeles Times

“It sounds like the song embodiment of a loving eye roll and it feels like a never ending road trip in the summer,” Carpenter said of “Manchild” on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

“If anyone else in the world had said that to me, in that moment, I might have hit ’em with an eye roll and went on with my business.

From Los Angeles Times