lazy eye

noun

, Informal.

1. the deviating eye in strabismus.
2. an amblyopic eye.
3. strabismus.
4. amblyopia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lazy eye¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

If his lazy eye denoted lethargy, his broad feet and short legs vouched for his sure-footedness.

From Project Gutenberg

"'Get thee back into the tempest and the night's Plutonian shore,'" I urged, but all he did was to open one lazy eye, and wink.

From Project Gutenberg

The Spaniard looks upon nature with a lazy eye, troubling himself little about anything that cannot be put to some immediate use.

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