Damage to an eye

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I'm going to write a pirate who is blind in one eye and I want to give him a fitting nickname. And something more creative than "One Eye".

Can an eye be damaged and blinded, but intact and strange-looking? Like, can I call him "Red Eye" or "Slit Eye" or something?
 

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With those requirements (like, if you only want a single word descriptor), it's more likely to be White Eye than Red Eye. (Well, actually "Opaque Eye" but that doesn't have quite the same ring to it.)
 

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And, if the eye is white, the pirate might go from 'White-eye' to 'Whitey', thus confusing those who are looking at his bright red hair.
Or, if he's somewhat of a surly guy, 'Ice-Eye'.
'Blind-eye Bill'?
'Pop-eye' - a bulging or swollen eye-ball. Although not really denoting blindness, like various terms for strabismus (eyes not moving in unison).
 
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How about beady eye . Meaning he has only one good eye.
 

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"The Monocle" ? Captain Squinch?

Or Patch, because he wears a patch over the bad eye.

Or how about Sy, short for Cyclops.
 

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Was he blind before he became a pirate, or did it happen while he was doing piratey things? If the latter, he likely had his nickname already.

But I like Patch.
 

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A detached retina is an injury that can cause blindness in one eye, and they won't lose the eye. There are some pics of what that might look like online. As for a name I can't help you, names are actually something I'm quite terrible at.
 

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A detached retina is an injury that can cause blindness in one eye, and they won't lose the eye. There are some pics of what that might look like online.

FWIW, a retinal detachment won't look like anything to an outside observer. :)
 

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For some reason the name Winky keeps popping into my head. It sounds like you're going for something less cutesy, but I figured it can't hurt to throw it out there.
 

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Um, perhaps not so much missed as wisely avoided it?

Other pirate verbage, including a link to a name generator, can be found here, at this here X it be!

Question: What are a pirate's favorite socks?
Answer: Arrrrrgyle!

Question: What does a pirate like best in a salad?
Answer: Arrrrrugala!

Question: What does a pirate say when sneaking up on the unsuspecting?
Answer: Not much
 
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