stink eye

See also: stinkeye and stink-eye

English

Alternative forms

• stink-eye, stinkeye

Etymology

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Noun

stink eye (plural stink eyes)

1. (idiomatic) An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).

   Synonyms: dirty look, evil eye, (vulgar) shit eye, stank eye, malocchio

   • 2008, Michael Harmon, The Last Exit to Normal‎^[1], page 35:

     Miss Mae gave me the stink eye, just on general principle, when I came into the kitchen. She was so good at the stink eye that even if you hadn't done something wrong, you felt like you did.

   • 2015, John H. Elliot, Beware the Evil Eye Volume 1‎^[2], page 24:

     "Stink eye" is a Hawaiian pidgin expression for a disapproving glance, a mean or dirty look.