Banjo Eyes

Refers to a person's eyes which are in a wide open state, such as from being suddenly startled, or such as when the natural human reaction to suddenly perceived danger occurs. It can also, and often is, used to refer to a person's eyes which are simply naturally large or naturally pop out, although officially it is meant to denote the difference between the way a person's eyes normally look and the (much larger) way they look when the person is in a shocked or startled state, regardless of how the person's eyes would be described in their natural state.

Her banjo eyes revealed her shock at what she was hearing.

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