cockeye

[ kok-ahy ]

noun

, plural cock·eyes.

1. an eye that squints or is affected with strabismus.

cockeye

/ ˈkɒkˌaɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   an eye affected with strabismus or one that squints

Word History and Origins

Origin of cockeye¹

1815–25; cock ² (v.) + eye

Example Sentences

Depp earned the moniker "cockeye" from his mother while his brother, who wore glasses and had crooked teeth, was oftentimes called "four eyes" and "bucktooth."

From Salon

It’s hard to pick a single moment from the score, but the theme Morricone devised for the doomed gang member Phillip “Cockeye” Stein is astonishingly haunting, not least in its use of Gheorghe Zamfir’s pan flute.

From The Guardian

Ms. Malcolm added, “They couldn’t create a character like Mr. Flood or Cockeye Johnny if you held a gun to their heads.”

From New York Times

And Mr. Kunkel reports that Cockeye Johnny Nikanov, who represented many of the Gypsies Mitchell knew, was also invented.

From New York Times

Kunkel determines that Cockeye Johnny Nikanov, one of Mitchell’s beloved profile subjects, was a composite character invented by Mitchell.

From Economist