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goggle-eyed

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having prominent eyes; with the eyes widely opened or protruding, either naturally or from astonishment or curiosity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1974, Esther Pasztory, The Iconography of the Teotihuacan Tlaloc, Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology No. 15, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C., p. https://books.google.ca/books?id=L0QClI2QOwQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false The frequency of goggle-eyed figures and water symbolism in Teotihuacan art has misled investigators into assuming that ll figures with these associations represent Tlaloc.
  • 1993, Bob Cryer, Hansard, Mines health and safety, 26 October, 1993, https://web.archive.org/web/20190212095659/https://www.hansard-corpus.org/ The Minister knew that it was controversial, but as he is an arrogant, right-wing, goggle-eyed extremist, he does not care.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boggle-eyed

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

with eyes or mouth open in surprise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: openmouthed, popeyed

Antonyms: none provided

History

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