Etymology

eyerape

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Today it means: An intense and unremitting stare. Full definition →

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The story

From eye + rape. The second noun sense metaphorically refers to an unwanted assault on a person’s eyes.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.