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side-eye

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪdˌaɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: evil eye, stink eye (see more there)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: evil eye, stink eye

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: look, glance

2

verb

Meaning 2

To look at out of the corner of one's eye, particularly with animosity, or in a judgmental or suspicious manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh1-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side Proto-Indo-European *h3ekw-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-West Germanic *augā Old English ēage Middle English eye English eye English side-eye From side + eye.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Seitenblick — sidelong look of animosity or suspicion
  • Serbo-Croatian: prijek pogled — sidelong look of animosity or suspicion
  • Serbo-Croatian: prek pogled — sidelong look of animosity or suspicion
  • Turkish: yan bakış — sidelong look of animosity or suspicion
  • Hungarian: sandít — to look at out of the corner of one's eye
  • Serbo-Croatian: gledati iskosa — to look at out of the corner of one's eye
  • Turkish: yan bakmak — to look at out of the corner of one's eye