EVIL EYE
NOUNS
► BAD EYE the evil eye; a curse or threatening glance → 1887 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American
► COKE STARE the ‘evil eye’; a deliberately aggressive and unpleasant look → 1970s African-American sl.
► ILL EYE evil eye → 1615 obs.
► LIB-FOR-SPOKEN a potion against the evil eye → 1921 Sc.
► WHAMMY a ‘hex’, an evil influence, the evil eye → 1950s sl.
VERBS
► BLINK to look upon with the evil eye; to bewitch → 1886 Sc. & Irish
► EYE-BITE to bewitch with the eye; esp. to bring a malign influence to bear upon a person by means of one’s gaze; to place the ‘evil eye’ upon → 1584 orig. Ireland
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