bug-eyedadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɡˌʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈbəɡˌaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bug v.², eyed adj.; bug n.², eyed adj.

Etymology: Either (i) < bug v.² + eyed adj., or (ii) < bug n.² + eyed adj., with allusion to the prominent eyes of some insects.

Originally U.S.

Having or characterized by eyes which are open wide or bulging outward, esp. in astonishment or fear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. > having

goggle-eyedc1384

well-eyed1483

pink-eyed1519

hollow-eyeda1529

small-eyed1555

great-eyed1558

bird-eyed1564

out-eyed1570

large-eyed1575

full-eyed1581

bright-eyed1590

wall-eyed1590

beetle-eyed1594

fire-eyed?1594

young-eyed1600

open-eyed1601

soft-eyed1606

narrow-eyed1607

broad-eyed?1611

saucer-eyed1612

ox-eyed1621

pig-eyed1655

glare-eyed1683

pit-eyed1696

dove-eyed1717

laughing-eyed1784

almond1786

wide-eyed1789

moon-eyed1790

big-eyed1792

gooseberry-eyed1796

red-eyed1800

unsealed1800

screw-eyed1810

starry-eyed1818

pinkie-eyed1824

pop-eyed1830

bead-eyed1835

fishy-eyed1836

almond-eyed1849

boopic1854

sharp-set1865

bug-eyed1872

beady-eyed1873

bias-eyed1877

blank-eyed1881

gape-eyed1889

glass-eyed1889

stone-eyed1890

pie-eyed1900

slitty-eyed1908

steely-eyed1964

megalopic1985

1872 D. Swan in R. B. Kydd Old Trunk & New Carpet-bag 51 Bug-eyed bug-pickers and bone-gatherers, Who see the bones they sort, but no connection By law between them.

1879 Arthur's Illustr. Home Mag. Aug. 393/1 Cynthia was a queer, tall, black, bug-eyed, striding woman.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day viii. 165 The bug-eyed, frantic immobility of a rabbit confronted by a stoat.

1989 Premiere Dec. 110/1 John was conscious and just bug-eyed and in shock.

2006 Heat 18 Mar. 68 We thought there was nothing in life Paris Hilton liked to collect more than small, bug-eyed animals.

Compounds

bug-eyed monster n. (also with capital initials) an extraterrestrial being having oversized bulging eyes, considered as a stereotype or cliché of science fiction; abbreviated B.E.M (see B.E.M. n. at B n. Initialisms 1); cf. little green man n. at little adj., pron., n., and adv. Compounds 1d.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [noun] > types of > extraterrestrial

bug-eyed monster1939

energy vampire1967

1939 M. Alger Let. in Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug. 121/2 The cover inspired me to organize the SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP. (Society For The Prevention Of Bug-Eyed Monsters On The Covers Of Science-Fiction Publications.)

1949 N.Y. Times 13 Nov. br46/2 Mr. Winton is an expert on..Bug-Eyed Monsters on other planets—known to his readers as B.E.M.'s.

1957 P. Moore Sci. & Fiction 45 He was no dabbler in fiction of the bug-eyed monster and ray-gun type.

1979 D. Adams Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy v. 43 Are you trying to tell me that..some green bug-eyed monster stuck his head out and said ‘Hi fellas,..I can take you as far as the Basingstoke roundabout?’

2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Dec. d4 This abstract and alien Mars-scape is real, not a bug-eyed monster in sight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bug-eyed
释义	bug-eyedadj. Brit. /ˈbʌɡˌʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈbəɡˌaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bug v.², eyed adj.; bug n.², eyed adj. Etymology: Either (i) < bug v.² + eyed adj., or (ii) < bug n.² + eyed adj., with allusion to the prominent eyes of some insects. Originally U.S. Having or characterized by eyes which are open wide or bulging outward, esp. in astonishment or fear. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. > having goggle-eyedc1384 well-eyed1483 pink-eyed1519 hollow-eyeda1529 small-eyed1555 great-eyed1558 bird-eyed1564 out-eyed1570 large-eyed1575 full-eyed1581 bright-eyed1590 wall-eyed1590 beetle-eyed1594 fire-eyed?1594 young-eyed1600 open-eyed1601 soft-eyed1606 narrow-eyed1607 broad-eyed?1611 saucer-eyed1612 ox-eyed1621 pig-eyed1655 glare-eyed1683 pit-eyed1696 dove-eyed1717 laughing-eyed1784 almond1786 wide-eyed1789 moon-eyed1790 big-eyed1792 gooseberry-eyed1796 red-eyed1800 unsealed1800 screw-eyed1810 starry-eyed1818 pinkie-eyed1824 pop-eyed1830 bead-eyed1835 fishy-eyed1836 almond-eyed1849 boopic1854 sharp-set1865 bug-eyed1872 beady-eyed1873 bias-eyed1877 blank-eyed1881 gape-eyed1889 glass-eyed1889 stone-eyed1890 pie-eyed1900 slitty-eyed1908 steely-eyed1964 megalopic1985 1872 D. Swan in R. B. Kydd Old Trunk & New Carpet-bag 51 Bug-eyed bug-pickers and bone-gatherers, Who see the bones they sort, but no connection By law between them. 1879 Arthur's Illustr. Home Mag. Aug. 393/1 Cynthia was a queer, tall, black, bug-eyed, striding woman. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day viii. 165 The bug-eyed, frantic immobility of a rabbit confronted by a stoat. 1989 Premiere Dec. 110/1 John was conscious and just bug-eyed and in shock. 2006 Heat 18 Mar. 68 We thought there was nothing in life Paris Hilton liked to collect more than small, bug-eyed animals. Compounds bug-eyed monster n. (also with capital initials) an extraterrestrial being having oversized bulging eyes, considered as a stereotype or cliché of science fiction; abbreviated B.E.M (see B.E.M. n. at B n. Initialisms 1); cf. little green man n. at little adj., pron., n., and adv. Compounds 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [noun] > types of > extraterrestrial bug-eyed monster1939 energy vampire1967 1939 M. Alger Let. in Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug. 121/2 The cover inspired me to organize the SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP. (Society For The Prevention Of Bug-Eyed Monsters On The Covers Of Science-Fiction Publications.) 1949 N.Y. Times 13 Nov. br46/2 Mr. Winton is an expert on..Bug-Eyed Monsters on other planets—known to his readers as B.E.M.'s. 1957 P. Moore Sci. & Fiction 45 He was no dabbler in fiction of the bug-eyed monster and ray-gun type. 1979 D. Adams Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy v. 43 Are you trying to tell me that..some green bug-eyed monster stuck his head out and said ‘Hi fellas,..I can take you as far as the Basingstoke roundabout?’ 2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Dec. d4 This abstract and alien Mars-scape is real, not a bug-eyed monster in sight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1872
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