Eyerape

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An intense and unremitting stare. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable

    "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. 2
    Something that is extraordinarily painful to the eyes, such as a psychedelic or rapidly flashing image. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To stare intensely and unremittingly at someone. intransitive, slang, transitive

Example

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"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) […]"

Etymology

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

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