coon eyes

English
The eye of a person with coon eyes.

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Etymology

raccoon + eyes, by analogy to the appearance of the eyes of raccoons that have a similar albeit black coloration surrounding their ocular area.

Noun

coon eyes pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) The state of the orbits of the eyes (especially the undereye region) having a bluish-purplish coloration.

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