Meanings
plural hairy eyeballs
- slangA look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.
He was giving me the hairy eyeball.
Synonyms: dirty look, stink eye, see more there
- slangA fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes.
(Second variation as first used and described on television, in the TV show Hazel 4/6/1962).
1 more example
He was telling me about a girl looking at him and he said, "She gave me the hairy eyeball." That meant she liked him.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.
Cite this entry
hairy eyeball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairy%20eyeball
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