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Added 10 October 2026

pie-eyed

/ˈpaɪˌaɪd/ adjective

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With one's eyes wide open and staring in an expressionless manner; wide-eyed.

Origin

From pie (“type of pastry consisting of an outer crust and a filling”) + eyed, a hyperbole suggesting that a person’s eyes are open so wide that they are as large as pies.

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