variants
or less commonly side eye
: a sidelong glance or gaze especially when expressing scorn, suspicion, disapproval, or veiled curiosity
The guy who stole your heart as the class clown can seem like just a clown out of his original context, like when people are giving him side-eye for cracking lame jokes in the hostess line.—
Lauren Panariello
—often used with theLauren Panariello… the singular focus on results washes away concerns about getting the side-eye from a colleague judging you for not being in your cubicle …—The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune
side-eye
verb, transitive + intransitive
She wears clothes that would have Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope side-eyeing in envy.
—Kevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon
Examples of side-eye in a Sentence
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Kennedy Tolson is the sly queen of side-eye as the disobedient new housemaid Nancy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Summer is still summering, but students are already starting to side-eye to the coming school year.
—Cox Communications, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Describing her as loving, playful, and hilarious, Hall said Charlie has a signature side-eye and a flair for silly expressions.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The Rhode skin-care founder posts a selfie on Instagram Stories using a filter that cartoonishly magnifies her side-eye, potentially directed at Braun’s praise.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Summer is still summering, but students are already starting to side-eye to the coming school year.
—Cox Communications, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Describing her as loving, playful, and hilarious, Hall said Charlie has a signature side-eye and a flair for silly expressions.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The Rhode skin-care founder posts a selfie on Instagram Stories using a filter that cartoonishly magnifies her side-eye, potentially directed at Braun’s praise.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for side-eye
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“Side-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-eye. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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