eyeservice
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From eye + service, by analogy with lipservice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌɪ səːvɪs/
- Hyphenation: eye ser‧vice
Noun
eyeservice (usually uncountable, plural eyeservices)
- Work or service done only when one's employer is watching; service done for show.
- Antonym: heart-service
- pay eyeservice to someone
- eyeservice to your master's interest
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References
- “eyeservice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.