pop-eyed

[pop-ahyd]

pop·eyed

[pop-ahyd]
adjective
marked by bulging, staring eyes: a young boy popeyed with excitement.

Origin:
1815–25, Americanism; pop1 + eyed
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Pop-eyed is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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pop-eyed definition


  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated, with bulging eyes. : What's he been drinking? He's pop-eyed as hell.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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