eyeful

[ ahy-fool ]
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noun,plural eye·fuls.
  1. an amount of foreign matter thrown, blown, etc., into the eye: an eyeful of dust.

  2. as much as one can or wants to see: The tourists got an eyeful of slum life.

  1. Informal. a very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.

Origin of eyeful

1
First recorded in 1825–35; eye + -ful

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British Dictionary definitions for eyeful

eyeful

/ (ˈaɪfʊl) /


nouninformal
  1. a view, glance, or gaze: he got an eyeful of the secret before they blindfolded him

  2. a very beautiful or attractive sight, esp a woman

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