Meanings
nounocean eyes pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyblue eyes
I've been watching you / For some time / Can't stop staring / At those ocean eyes
2016, Finneas O'Connell, “Ocean Eyes” (EP record), performed by Billie Eilish
Origin
From ocean + eyes, drawing a parallel between the colour of the ocean and the colour of blue eyes.
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APA
ocean eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocean%20eyes
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“ocean eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocean%20eyes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ocean eyes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocean%20eyes.
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