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Cockeyed vs Walleyed - What's the difference?

cockeyed | walleyed |

As adjectives the difference between cockeyed and walleyed

is that cockeyed is (us) having both eyes oriented inward while walleyed is having eyes with a pale coloured iris.

cockeyed

English

Alternative forms

* cock-eyed (esp. UK )

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (US) Having both eyes oriented inward.
  • (US) Crooked or askew.
  • (US, informal) Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
    • I'm not going to go along with your cockeyed plot.
  • Drunk.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    walleyed

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wall-eyed

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having eyes with a pale coloured iris
  • having eyes of different colour
  • suffering from exotropia
  • (of fish) having bulging eyes