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boss-eyed

boss·eyed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [baws-ahyd, bos-]
    • /bɔs, bɒs ˈīd/
    • /bɒs aɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [baws-ahyd, bos-]
    • /bɔs, bɒs ˈīd/

Definitions of boss-eyed word

  • adjective boss-eyed having a squint 3
  • adjective boss-eyed cross-eyed. 1

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Origin of boss-eyed

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; perhaps boss2 + eyed

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Parts of speech for Boss-eyed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boss-eyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for boss-eyed

adj boss-eyed

  • squint-eyed — affected with or characterized by strabismus.
  • strabismic — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
  • strabismic — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
  • walleyed — having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus.

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