goggle-eyed

[gog-uhl-ahyd]

gog·gle-eyed

[gog-uhl-ahyd]
adjective
1.
having bulging, wide-open, or rolling eyes, especially in astonishment or wonderment.
adverb
2.
with bulging, wide-open eyes.

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Goggle-eyed is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English gogel eied squinting, looking sideways
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goggle-eyed
 
adj
(often postpositive) with a surprised, staring, or fixed expression

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goggle-eyed definition

[ˈgɑglæɑɪd] and [ˈgugliɑɪd]
and googly-eyed
  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated and staring. : Willy was goggle-eyed and couldn't stand up.
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