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private eye
noun Slang.
a private detective.
Origin:
1935–40; eye, allusive phonetic rendering of I, abbreviation of investigator
1935–40; eye, allusive phonetic rendering of I, abbreviation of investigator
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World English Dictionary
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| informal a private detective | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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private eye
A privately employed detective, as opposed to one working for the police or another authority. For example, The children loved stories about private eyes, and Janey wanted to become one. This expression comes from the term private investigator, the "i" of investigator being changed to "eye," which plays on the idea of a person looking into things. [1930s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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