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eyeful

[ ahy-fool ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural eye·fuls.

an amount of foreign matter thrown, blown, etc., into the eye:
an eyeful of dust.
as much as one can or wants to see:
The tourists got an eyeful of slum life.
Informal. a very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.

eyeful

/ ˈaɪfʊl /

a view, glance, or gaze
he got an eyeful of the secret before they blindfolded him
a very beautiful or attractive sight, esp a woman

Origin of eyeful¹

First recorded in 1825–35; eye + -ful

Alongside the eyeful sits a mouthful of potato straws, dusted with chickpea and rice flours and crisped in the fryer.

I knew him well enough as I came upon him just then leaning over the bulwark taking an eyeful of Dutch scenery.

Before the train left the cowboys figured they had given the "dudes" an eyeful.

She did get an eyeful of several anatomically correct drawings before taking off again.

Crow took an eyeful of us as we stood there, evidently dying of curiosity to know what it all meant, and then retired.

Just then he lifted his head and seemed to take an eyeful of Young's blue shirt.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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