"prey eyes" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-prey eyes.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} prey eyes pl (plural only)
  1. (especially incel slang) Eyes which are relatively round and have a negative canthal tilt, said to be less attractive to women. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Eye, Incel community
    Sense id: en-prey_eyes-en-noun-vaiZE57Y Disambiguation of Eye: 87 13 Disambiguation of Incel community: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prey, eyes. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-prey_eyes-en-noun-jKtNL9ku
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