side-eyed

American  

[sahyd-ahyd] / ˈsaɪdˌaɪd /

adjective

1. (of a sidelong look, glance, etc.) expressing contempt, criticism, suspicion, curiosity, or doubt.

   My radical political comments were met with silence and a side-eyed glance from my father.

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adverb

1. in a way that expresses any of these feelings or reactions; askance.

   She didn’t care how many people looked side-eyed at her purple hair.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of side-eye.

Etymology

Origin of side-eyed

side-eye ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for adjective and adverb senses; side-eye ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for verb sense

Example Sentences

Power enjoyed Weekend Update especially, with news anchors Ania Magliano and Paddy Young "full of charm, as they side-eyed the camera and struggled to keep straight faces".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Broussard shares some literary DNA with Barbara Neely’s iconic Blanche White, dishing up side-eyed social commentary as a Black Southern woman you’d underestimate at your own risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

The spare dialogue quickly establishes the characters as worldly New Yorkers-from-elsewhere who regard their adopted city with side-eyed affection.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

This leaves us with 53 users who just got side-eyed by the corporate behemoth they pay for entertainment each month.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2017

I glanced at Oso, who side-eyed me suspiciously from his dog bed and then put his head back down with a snuffle.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon