eyebomb
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]eyebomb (third-person singular simple present eyebombs, present participle eyebombing, simple past and past participle eyebombed)
- (rare, transitive, intransitive) To stick googly eyes on (inanimate objects) in public places.
- 2013 January 16, Deni Kirkova, “'Eyebombing' is the latest online picture craze ... see celebrities Sofia Vergara, Kim Kardashian and even Lord Grantham given a googly-eyed makeover”, in Daily Mail[1], archived from the original on 2024-04-25:
- Ever wondered what Downton’s Lord Grantham would look like with googly eyes? Well even if you didn't he has already been 'eyebombed' by the latest blog to jump on the trend.
- 2020 March 31, Nixie P, “The Origins of Eyebombing”, in Medium[2], archived from the original on 2023-06-02:
- They describe places where people look sad as an ideal environment to eyebomb, because it provides the opportunity to brighten peoples busy lives.
- 2020 May 1, Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen L. Macknik, “Eyebomb Your Brain”, in Scientific American[3], archived from the original on 2024-04-25: