goo-goo eyes

noun

A romantic look at something or someone.

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Meanings

noungoo-goo eyes pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlyA romantic look at something or someone.

    So why did you shoot goo-goo eyes at me?

    2005, John Connolly, “The Reflecting Eye: A Charlie Parker Novella”, in Nocturnes, Atria Books, →ISBN, page 319
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    N.d., Harry S. Sargent (attributed), "Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes", in, 1902, Jack Haverly, Negro Minstrels, Frederick J. Drake & Company, page 106, Just because she made dem goo-goo eyes, she did up quick a chap about my size; Now I wish I had that roll, and the watch and chain she stole, Just because she made dem goo-goo eyes.

    I made the opposite of goo-goo eyes at him. Or at least, I tried. "I don't believe I need to make goo-goo eyes to hook up."

    2006, Kelly McClymer, Getting to Third Date, Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 97

Translations

Finnish romanttinen katse
  • romanttinen katsea romantic look at something or someone
Italian fare gli occhi dolci
  • fare gli occhi dolcia romantic look at something or someone
Spanish hacer ojitos
  • hacer ojitosa romantic look at something or someone
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APA

goo-goo eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goo-goo%20eyes

MLA

“goo-goo eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goo-goo%20eyes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goo-goo eyes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goo-goo%20eyes.

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