eyerape

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noun

An intense and unremitting stare.

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Meanings

nouneyerape (countable and uncountable, plural eyerapes)

plural eyerapes · alternative eye-rape

  1. countablederogatoryslanguncountableAn intense and unremitting stare.

    He wasn't just handsy, according to the stories. He also used his eyes to grope ('I believe it's called an eye-rape,' one older colleague of mine had noted to me, drily) […]

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  2. countablederogatoryslanguncountableSomething that is extraordinarily painful to the eyes, such as a psychedelic or rapidly flashing image.
verbeyerape (third-person singular simple present eyerapes, present participle eyeraping, simple past and past participle eyeraped)

present singular third person eyerapes · participle present eyeraping · participle past eyeraped · past eyeraped · alternative eye-rape

  1. intransitiveslangtransitiveTo stare intensely and unremittingly at someone.

Origin

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

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APA

eyerape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyerape

MLA

“eyerape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyerape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyerape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyerape.

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