goo-goo eyes

English

Noun

goo-goo eyes pl (plural only)

1. (informal) A romantic look at something or someone.
   • 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.

   • 2005, John Connolly, “The Reflecting Eye: A Charlie Parker Novella”, in Nocturnes, Atria Books, →ISBN, page 319:

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

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

     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."

Translations

a romantic look at something or someone

• Finnish: romanttinen katse
• Russian: гла́зки (ru) m or pl (glázki) (a flirting look, lit.: "little eyes")
• Spanish: hacer ojitos

See also

• puppy dog eyes