"hairy eyeball" meaning in All languages combined

See hairy eyeball on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-hairy eyeball.ogg Forms: hairy eyeballs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hairy eyeball (plural hairy eyeballs)
  1. (slang) A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Eye
    Sense id: en-hairy_eyeball-en-noun-WWfhD9C- Disambiguation of Eye: 59 41
  2. (slang) A fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-hairy_eyeball-en-noun-9fFL9hzf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

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