Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  walkout(Noun) a sudden stoppage of work; a strike. 2  walkout(Noun) a similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest.
A sight for sore eyes definition: a person or thing that one is pleased or relieved to see | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples English Dictionary | Thesaurus | Translator | Grammar | Scrabble | Blog
In each, while more than half the undergraduates welcome a sight for sore eyes, a significant percentage uses the phrase to refer to something (or someone) that is a mess, ugly, disgusting, or otherwise capable of making the eyes unhappy.