side-eyed

[sahyd-ahyd]

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.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of side-eyed¹

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

Example Sentences

At the Grand Wailea where we stayed, however, teens like my daughter Tess just side-eyed each other in the lobby.

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Coaches loved his film then side-eyed the slight build of a 5-foot-11, 165-pound receiver in person.

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Then he turned his head and side-eyed the camera.

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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.

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Thus far, our view of the family is just a side-eyed glance.

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