round-eye

[ round-ahy ]

noun

, Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

, plural round-eyes.

1. a term used by Asians to refer to a white person of European origin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of round-eye¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Approaching as stealthily as a red Indian, I put one large, round eye to the aperture.

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The Mre Bourron, who had the dullish round eye of a pig that gleamed suspiciously when she became inquisitive, had supped well.

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His minute round eye stared at the strange and tranquil creatures in the boat.

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The puffs of smoke, the orange glare, the round eye of light in front of it, the melodious rattle.

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The round eye of the flame showed a long, narrow, tunnel-like tube running directly east, under the mountain.

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