eye sex
- noun
- NSFW
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mirada seductora
- They kept exchanging eye sex during dinner, barely saying a word.
Examples
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She couldn't stop smiling after their brief but intense eye sex across the café.
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There was undeniable eye sex between the actors onstage.
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They exchanged eye sex across the crowded room.
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Did you see the eye sex between Sarah and John?
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She couldn't stop smiling after their brief but intense eye sex across the café.
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There was undeniable eye sex between the actors onstage.
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They kept exchanging eye sex during dinner, barely saying a word.
Synonyms
A short loving or flirty look that shows attraction
Antonyms
How Suggestive
Surface Forms
Morphology
eye + sex
The compound combines the literal senses of 'eye' (visual/looking) and 'sex' (sexual) so a learner who knows both words can infer a sexual or sexually charged form of looking. However, the expression is slangy and metaphorical — the precise nuance of mutual, deliberate eye contact (rather than literal sexual activity) and register may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without exposure.
Etymology
Eye sex comes from the picture of two people locking their eyes and making a strong feeling, as if their eyes were touching. So, eye sex means 'mutual eye contact that shows sexual or romantic attraction'.