# stink eye

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/stink-eye
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).

## Examples

- He gave me the stink eye when I arrived late.
- When I accidentally bumped into her at the store, she gave me the stink eye and walked away.
- Despite his polite words, the look in his eyes was clearly the stink eye, revealing his deep resentment toward the new policy.

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