Noun black eye has 3 senses
  1. shiner, black eye - a bruise caused by a blow to the eye
    --1 is a kind of bruise, contusion
  2. black eye - a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"
    --2 is a kind of
    repute, reputation
  3. reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye - an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
    --3 is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
    --3 has particulars: whammy
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