Definition of «side eye»
| Stat | Value |
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| Views | 6 |
| Definitions | 1 |
| First seen | 2026 |
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"Side eye" refers to a sideways glance that communicates skepticism, disapproval, suspicion, or amused judgment without directly confronting the target. It is strongly associated with informal conversation, memes, reaction images, and descriptions of expressive body language. The phrase usually presents the observer as silently evaluating something that seems strange, foolish, or inappropriate. Its tone can be genuinely critical or playful, and the surrounding situation determines whether the glance is hostile, incredulous, or comic.
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— I brought the group project a glitter cannon. — We were presenting quarterly finances. — The spreadsheet is giving side eye already.
At the office party, the printer gave the karaoke machine a side eye after being asked to print one hundred glittery lyric sheets.
that intro scene with them entering the building was incredible, the npc's detail is insane, the white shirt guy at 0:45 was giving a side eye to the camera, it looked like they put a real human into a green screen and morphed with the game.
Source: YouTube
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