: having the eyes bulging (as with fright)

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If her look tilted discreet, her brother Cruz went the opposite direction earlier in the day, wearing JW Anderson’s frog loafers — glossy green PVC slip-ons with bug-eyed detailing from the Wellipets collaboration. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bug-eyed was in 1872

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“Bug-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bug-eyed. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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bug-eyed

adjective
-ˌīd
: having the eyes bulging (as in astonishment)
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