eye-roll

See also: eyeroll and eye roll

English

Alternative forms

• eyeroll, eye roll

Etymology

From eye +‎ roll.

Noun

eye-roll (plural eye-rolls)

1. The circular movement of one's eyes, usually suggesting feelings of exasperation, disbelief or frustration.
   • 2016 October 3, Tad Friend, quoting Sam Altman, “Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny”, in The New Yorker‎, archived from the original on 2 August 2017:

     Another mobile app? You get an eye roll. A rocket company? Everyone wants to go to space.

   • 2019 September 27, Shelby Pope, “Why Instagram's biggest book accounts aren't your usual influencers”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 10 December 2020:

     Bookstagrammers know about the eyerolls from people outside their community, the notion that because they’re bookstagrammers, they’re can’t be the “right kind” of reader.

Verb

eye-roll (third-person singular simple present eye-rolls, present participle eye-rolling, simple past and past participle eye-rolled)

1. (rare) To perform an eye-roll, or to express exasperation, disbelief or frustration through an eye-roll.

Translations

Translations

Maori: kāeaea ngā kanohi Thai: มองบน (mɔɔng-bon), กลอกตา, เหลือกตา