pie-eyed

Meaning

  1. (informal) With one's eyes wide open and staring in an expressionless manner; wide-eyed.
  2. (broadly, informal) (Extremely) drunk or intoxicated.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpaɪˌaɪd/
Etymology

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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