square-eyed
adjective /ˌskweəˈraɪd/
/ˌskwerˈaɪd/ UK informalDefinition
› If you say someone is or will go square-eyed, you mean they are watching too much television: You'll go square-eyed if you sit in front of that TV any more!Television
(Definition of square-eyed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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