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Post by t-bob on Mar 9, 2019 9:56:29 GMT -5
eyewinker
noun 1. an eyelash.
Quotes "Last night—at dinner"—Mrs. Appel eyed him accusingly—"I found—an eyewinker—in the hard sauce."
-- Caroline Lockhart, The Dude Wrangler, 1921
Not even an eyewinker was left to her.
-- Stewart Edward White, Gold, 1913
Origin Eyewinker is a very rare noun, originally Scottish and now mostly an American regionalism. Eye needs no explanation; winker has several meanings: "eyelash, eyelid, eye, something that gets in the eye and makes one blink." Eyewinker entered English in the early 19th century.
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Post by Dave Poor on Mar 9, 2019 12:54:11 GMT -5
I've heard it used, and used it myself, to refer to a statement that needs an eyewink accompaniment.
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Post by Marshall on Mar 9, 2019 16:03:15 GMT -5
Much better than a buttwinker.
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