variants
or less commonly side eye
: a sidelong glance or gaze especially when expressing scorn, suspicion, disapproval, or veiled curiosity
The guy who stole your heart as the class clown can seem like just a clown out of his original context, like when people are giving him side-eye for cracking lame jokes in the hostess line.—
Lauren Panariello
—often used with theLauren Panariello… the singular focus on results washes away concerns about getting the side-eye from a colleague judging you for not being in your cubicle …—The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune
side-eye
verb, transitive + intransitive
She wears clothes that would have Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope side-eyeing in envy.
—Kevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon
Examples of side-eye in a Sentence
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So pack your finest resort wear, practice your side-eye, and prepare for the kind of getaway that’s as unforgettable as The White Lotus itself.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Softened by pride, Amber slinks away herself, albeit much more cutely than Gregory and accompanied by a vicious side-eye.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Former Daily Wire breakout star Brett Cooper, who cut ties with the company before starting her own wildly successful YouTube channel in January, posted quite the side-eye meme in response to the news.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Azalea isn’t the first person to side-eye UMG’s royalties system.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Softened by pride, Amber slinks away herself, albeit much more cutely than Gregory and accompanied by a vicious side-eye.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Former Daily Wire breakout star Brett Cooper, who cut ties with the company before starting her own wildly successful YouTube channel in January, posted quite the side-eye meme in response to the news.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Azalea isn’t the first person to side-eye UMG’s royalties system.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for side-eye
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“Side-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-eye. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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