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

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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I was surprised by the way married men acted around me. I noticed that men kept at a distance, were tense and side-eyed me around their wives.

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