eyeball

English

noun
Definitions
  • the ball of the eye
  • (CB) a meeting
  • as a synecdoche, a person's focus of attention
  • (marketing) readership or viewership
  • (Caribbean) A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye.

Etymology

Affix from English eye + English ball (testicle, round object).

Origin

English

ball

Gloss

testicle, round object

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