goggle-eyed

[ gog-uhl-ahyd ]

adjective

1. having bulging, wide-open, or rolling eyes, especially in astonishment or wonderment.

adverb

1. with bulging, wide-open eyes.

ˈgoggle-ˌeyed

adjective

1. often postpositive with a surprised, staring, or fixed expression

Word History and Origins

Origin of goggle-eyed¹

1350–1400; Middle English gogel eied squinting, looking sideways