Tatiana in San Antonio, Texas, wonders about the expression to give someone the hairy eyeball, meaning “to look askance at someone.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Give Someone the Hairy Eyeball” Hi there...
In many cultures, tugging at one’s lower eyelid is an expression of skepticism, as if to indicate that the person is being watchful and alert and won’t be taken in. In the United States, the gesture may be accompanied by a phrase like “Do you see...
A listener from Richmond, Virginia, remembers an old game called buckeye that consists of metaphorically pulling someone’s leg, then calling Buckeye! and tugging one’s own lower eyelid. Martha suggests that it may be related to a 19th...