Hi LEOs,
it's probably my partial upbringing in the Deep South (GA, to be exact), but when I used the expression 'to give someone the hairy eyeball' on a New Zealander and some Indians, I just got blank stares. I was able to explain what is meant by the expression, but I have since tried to look up its origins.

I found this: HAIRY EYEBALL - "n. a glance, usu. of suspicion or hostility, made with partially lowered eyelids.1963 N.Y. Times Mag. (Nov. 24) 'He gave me the hairy eyeball!'." From "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O" by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994., which is unsatisfactory from my point of view, as the hairy eyeballs I received in my time definitely did not come from underneath lowered eyelids.

Once I started thinking about it, it sort of made less and less sense, so I would really appreciate it, if somebody has an explanation of the background.

Thanks in advance!