Make goo goo eyes at someone In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "make goo goo eyes at someone", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2021-03-19 09:03

Meaning of Make goo goo eyes at someone (redirected from make goo-goo eyes at (someone) )

Synonyms:

give someone a fond look , go all googoo-eyed over somebody

Make goo-goo eyes at (someone) American humorous informal

To look at (someone) in a passionate, infatuated and romantic way

Jennie can't hide her love for Peter because she keeps making goo-goo eyes at him.

The way those two make goo-goo eyes at each other is making me become jealous.

Grammar and Usage of Make goo-goo eyes at (someone)

Verb Forms

  • making goo-goo eyes at someone
  • makes goo-goo eyes at someone
  • made goo-goo eyes at someone

The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Make goo-goo eyes at (someone)

The origin of this phrase is supposed by some to have related to "agog" and "goggle". Its first record was found in Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, A-G by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.

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