glad eye
noun Informal.
a friendly or interested glance, especially a flirtatious one.
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Origin of glad eye
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby glad eye
glacis, glacis plate, glackens, glacé, glad, glad eye, glad hand, glad rags, glad-hand, glad-hander, gladbach-rheydt
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Example sentences from the Web for glad eye
"Well, there's ole Mac, always a-givin' the glad-eye to Millikins," explained Bindle.
Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George JenkinsIt's like an 'ippopotamus a-givin' the glad-eye to a canary.
Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for glad eye
glad eye
noun
informal an inviting or seductive glance (esp in the phrase give (someone) the glad eye)
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