What is the stink eye?

Definition of stink eye
informal : a look expressing annoyance, resentment, or disapproval —usually used with the As I bumbled my way through the ordering experience in Boston, I could feel the regulars giving me the stink eye [=giving me a dirty look]. "
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Where does stink eye come from?

Some say the origins of the stink eye can be traced back to Hawaiian surfer slang as in “He stole my wave so I gave him the….”. Today, it's often in the news via celebrities or other public figures getting caught doing the stink eye, along with a host of internet memes utilized to put someone in their place online.
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What do you do when someone gives you the stink eye?

Lock onto the weakest of the passengers, hold and release The Stink Eye after one second, and then look forward. Believe in yourself, keep walking, and you should be safe.
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When was the term stink eye first used?

stink eye (n.)

"dirty look," by 1972, perhaps from Hawaiian slang.
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How do you give someone the stink eye?

give sb the stink eye

to look at someone in a disapproving way: The people waiting to use the computers were giving me the stink eye.
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What does giving the side eye mean?

Definition of side-eye

: a sidelong glance or gaze especially when expressing scorn, suspicion, disapproval, or veiled curiosity The guy who stole your heart as the class clown can seem like just a clown out of his original context, like when people are giving him side-eye for cracking lame jokes in the hostess line.—
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What does a powerful stink mean?

1 : a strong offensive odor : stench. 2 : a public outcry against something : fuss made a big stink when asked to leave.
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Why Glare is caused?

What is glare? Glare is the loss of visual performance or discomfort produced by an intensity of light in the visual field greater than the intensity of light to which the eyes are adapted. Simply put, glare occurs when too much light enters your eye and interferes with your eye's ability to manage it.
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What does giving dirty looks mean?

to look at someone in a disapproving way: He gave me a really dirty look. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disapproving & criticizing.
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What does facial grimacing mean?

Definition of grimace

(Entry 1 of 2) : a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain a grimace of hate and rage. grimace. verb.
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What is a hairy eyeball?

Noun. hairy eyeball (plural hairy eyeballs) (slang) A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism. He was giving me the hairy eyeball. (slang) A fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes.
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What is a brown eye?

brown eye (plural brown eyes) an eye of which the iris is brown.
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How do floaters look?

Floaters are small dark shapes that float across your vision. They can look like spots, threads, squiggly lines, or even little cobwebs. Most people have floaters that come and go, and they often don't need treatment. But sometimes floaters can be a sign of a more serious eye condition.
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What is starburst in vision?

Starbursts, or a series of concentric rays or fine filaments radiating from bright lights, may be caused by refractive defects in the eye. Starbursts around light are especially visible at night, and may be caused by eye conditions such as cataract or corneal swelling, or may be a complication of eye surgery.
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Why do I see halos?

Seeing halos around lights is one of the most common symptoms of cataracts. A cataract develops when the eye's naturally transparent lens becomes cloudy or opaque. Cataracts are most often seen in older adults, though they progress slowly over time and usually begin to develop around age 50.
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What does it mean if a girl calls you stink?

2. to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor. 3. informal. to be disgustingly inferior.
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Why do I smell cigarette smoke when there is none?

The term for this type of olfactory hallucination is dysosmia. Common causes of dysosmia are head and nose injury, viral damage to the smell system after a bad cold, chronic recurrent sinus infections and allergy, and nasal polyps and tumors. The brain is usually not the source.
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What does stinka mean in text?

Stinka definition

(Geordie) Someone who is ugly or repulsive.
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What does ? mean from a boy?

It mostly serves to draw attention to something the user wants to highlight, especially in situations that involve drama and interpersonal tension. It can also be an emoji representation of shifty eyes or the action of side-eyeing. This emoji sometimes appears when someone finds a person attractive.
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What does cut your eyes mean?

to look rudely at a person and then turn one's face away sharply while closing one's eyes: a gesture of contempt.
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Is the side eye rude?

a look in which you move your eyes to the side without turning your face, showing that you are annoyed by someone, do not respect them, or do not believe what they are saying: The side-eye is a symbol of passive-aggressive criticism.
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Where does the term snake eyes come from?

In gambling, snake eyes is the outcome of rolling the dice in a game and getting only one pip on each die. The pair of pips resembles a pair of eyes, which is appended to the term 'snake' because of the long-standing association of this word with treachery and betrayal.
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What are gray eyes?

Gray eyes may be called “blue” at first glance, but they tend to have flecks of gold and brown. And they may appear to “change color” from gray to blue to green depending on clothing, lighting, and mood (which may change the size of the pupil, compressing the colors of the iris).
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What is the rarest eye color?

Of those four, green is the rarest. It shows up in about 9% of Americans but only 2% of the world's population. Hazel/amber is the next rarest of these. Blue is the second most common and brown tops the list with 45% of the U.S. population and possibly almost 80% worldwide.
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