googly

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Writer Greg Stolze posted a while back about “some professor” who “put googly eyes on a pencil and waved it at his class saying ‘Hi!

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“We didn’t want googly eyes on the robot, nothing like that. So it did kind of surprise us when people seemed to feel very nurturing towards their robots.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Not long after that, they saw the first bootleg merchandise: a toy version of Mico, el Micófono, a character that is just a microphone with googly eyes that street vendors could easily replicate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

But googly eyes, those cartoon-like eyeballs often found in arts and crafts projects, aren't just good for making people smile.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2024

“I can’t believe you brought me here just so you can make googly eyes at your boyfriend,” Imani says.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi