reverse panda

noun

An undesired effect involving light makeup applied around the eyes appearing as white circles or patches, especially in a photograph or video due to intense lighting or a camera flash.

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panda eyesraccoon eyes
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Meanings

nounreverse panda (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableAn undesired effect involving light makeup applied around the eyes appearing as white circles or patches, especially in a photograph or video due to intense lighting or a camera flash.

    If KMBC wants to dabble, as Craft has charged, with "reverse panda" circles of makeup around her eyes to hide what it sees as her bags, it can.

    1983 July 31, “TV News: Cosmetic Casualty”, in Miami Herald

    Synonyms: panda eyes, raccoon eyes

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn undesired effect involving light makeup applied around the eyes appearing as white circles or patches, especially in a photograph or video due to intense lighting or a camera flash.

Similar
panda eyesraccoon eyes

Origin

From a likening of the effect to an inversion of the giant panda's face, which is white with black circles around the eyes.

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APA

reverse panda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20panda

MLA

“reverse panda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20panda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse panda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20panda.

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