pig-eyen.
/ˈpɪɡʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌaɪ/ Chiefly derogatory.
A small, deep-set eye like that of a pig.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [noun] > by size, shape, etc.
pinkany?1578
pig's eye1658
pigsney1664
ox-eye1688
pig-eye1714
sparkler1746
gooseberry-eye1789
eyelet1799
gooseberry-orb1803
pop-eye1828
swine eye1836
pink-eye1897
bug-eyes1905
1714 London Gaz. No. 5274/11 A little swarthy Woman, hath small Pig Eyes.
1767 Hist. Major Bromley & Miss Cliffen II. xiv. 142 Such a dowdy complexion, grisly hair, pig eyes, ill looking and ill smelling teeth..did she never come near before in her life.
1864 J. B. Bouton Round the Block ix. vi. 306 That fat cuss with the pig eyes?
1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes vii. 92 Tublat's little, close-set, bloodshot pig eyes shot wicked gleams of hate as they fell upon the object of his loathing.
1993 San Francisco Examiner 1 Aug. a9/5 Little eyes—they call 'em pig eyes—denote meanness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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