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eyerape

noun

Etymology

From eye + rape. The second noun sense metaphorically refers to an unwanted assault on a person’s eyes.

  1. derived from rapiō
  2. inherited from rapen
  3. formed as eyerape — “eye + rape”

Definitions

  1. An intense and unremitting stare.

    • He wasn't just handsy, according to the stories. He also used his eyes to grope ('I believe it's called an eye-rape,' one older colleague of mine had noted to me, drily) […]

  2. Something that is extraordinarily painful to the eyes, such as a psychedelic or rapidly…

    Something that is extraordinarily painful to the eyes, such as a psychedelic or rapidly flashing image.

  3. To stare intensely and unremittingly at someone.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA