Eyelid pull

The eyelid pull is a gesture in which the finger is used to pull one lower eyelid further down, exposing more of the eyeball.

[1][2][3] In the Italian language, one can say occhio (eye), not necessarily with the gesture, to signify the same.

[4] In France, the gesture of pulling down one's lower eyelid and saying mon œil, or "my eye", is an expression of disdainful, dismissive disbelief.

[5] Similar variations of the gesture exist in other European countries, for example Poland[6] or Turkey[citation needed].

The phrase "my eye" is an outdated expression of disbelief in the English language, although without the gesture.

Image of man making the "eyelid pull" hand gesture, published by Di Jorio in 1832 in Naples, Italy