"what are you looking at" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what are you looking at?}} what are you looking at?
  1. (rhetorical question, somewhat hostile) Expresses discomfort because the interlocutor is looking at something; usually, this is said when the interlocutor has been staring at the speaker. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Translations (what are you looking at): nanung pilawe-lawe mu (Kapampangan), lalawe ka? (Kapampangan), lawe-lawe ka? (Kapampangan), lawe-lawe mu? (Kapampangan), ano'ng tinitingnan-tingnan mo (Tagalog), ano'ng tinitingin-tingin mo (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-what_are_you_looking_at-en-phrase-HtRoJ6mE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "what are you looking at",
          "word": "lalawe ka?"
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      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "what are you looking at",
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      "sense": "what are you looking at",
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      "sense": "what are you looking at",
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