googly-eyed

googly-eyed

1. Staring at someone or something in surprise with the eyes open very wide. I have some great pictures of the kids looking positively googly-eyed at the zoo. Mary's announcement that she was pregnant left most of us googly-eyed.
2. Looking visibly enamored or smitten with someone. Often said of two people who are romantically interested in each other. Well, if you keep staring at her all googly-eyed, she'll know you like her sooner than later!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

googly-eyed

verb
See goggle-eyed
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • goggle-eyed
  • stare
  • pie-eyed
  • bowl (someone) a googly
  • googly
  • murder on
  • be murder on (someone or something)
  • be pie-eyed
  • pop-eyed
  • be staring (something) in the face
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