Meanings
noundirty look (plural dirty looks)
plural dirty looks
- idiomaticAn unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.
Near-synonym: side-eye
1 more example
He gave his ex-girlfriend a dirty look when he saw her with another man.
Synonyms: black look, stink eye, see others there, side-eye
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.
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Translations
Danish ondt blik, onde øjne
- ondt blikunpleasant look
- onde øjneunpleasant look
Finnish mulkaisu, ruma katse
- mulkaisuunpleasant look
- ruma katseunpleasant look
- murhaava katseunpleasant look
French regard noir, regarder de travers
- regard noirunpleasant look
- regarder de traversunpleasant look
German scheeler Blick
- scheeler Blickunpleasant look
Irish drochshúil
- drochshúilunpleasant look
Italian occhiataccia
- occhiatacciaunpleasant look
Polish wzrok bazyliszka
- wzrok bazyliszkaunpleasant look
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dirty look. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20look
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“dirty look.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20look. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirty look,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20look.
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