ジト目め

also: じとめ

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Meanings

noun

scornful stare; disgusted glare; reproachful eyes

manga slang

Manga/anime slang for a half-lidded, cold, or disgusted stare, often used when someone is unimpressed or annoyed.

彼かの女じょは遅ち刻こくした彼かれにジト目めを向むけた。
She gave him a scornful stare for being late.
その冗じょう談だんにはジト目めで返かえすしかなかった。
I could only respond to that joke with a disgusted glare.

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Kanji

目eye, class, look

Related words

睨にらむ
睨む is a general verb for glaring or staring sharply, while ジト目 specifically describes a cold, half-lidded, scornful expression often seen in manga.
白しろい目め
白い目 means a cold, disapproving look from others, but ジト目 is more about a personal, disgusted glare, often with droopy eyelids.

Written forms

ジト目め
Standard manga-slang spelling; ジト is katakana for the onomatopoeic glare, 目 means 'eyes'.
じと目め
Hiragana variant sometimes seen in casual writing.

Etymology

Compound of the onomatopoeic element ジト (representing a heavy, damp, or sullen atmosphere) and 目 (eye). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in manga and anime culture to depict a character's unimpressed or scornful expression.