Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, informal, plural, plural only)A wide-eyed expression meant to discreetly signal otherwise unstated romantic attraction to the one it is directed at.

    влюблённый взорvljubljónnyj vzor

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a secretive, pining look, or humble doting glance:

Origin

From the appearance of a cow's eyes.

From the appearance of a cow's eyes.

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Forms

plural: cow eyeses
Singularcow eyes
Pluralcow eyeses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
sheep's eyethe equivalent in British English

Word family

1 related words
Derivedcow-eyed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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