Bugeye
/ˈbʌɡ.aɪ/noun
A large, prominent eye or eye-like feature, especially in a fish or a person; also a type of boat with a high, rounded bow.
Did you know?The first element, bug, originally meant a scary creature or goblin in older English, so the word carries a faint echo of something monstrous staring back at you.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
budda
“a beetle or other creeping insect”
Middle English
ME
bugge
“a frightening thing, goblin, or scarecrow”
Early Modern English
English
bug eye
“a projecting or prominent eye”
19th Century
English
bugeye
“a large, protruding eye; later also a type of vessel with a rounded bow”
Modern English
English
bugeye
“a large, prominent eye or eye-like feature”