beer goggles

English
WOTD – 22 February 2023

Etymology

From the notion that consumption of beer and other alcoholic beverages causes people to see things differently, as if wearing a type of goggles.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Hyphenation: beer gog‧gles

Noun

beer goggles pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, originally US, humorous, informal) The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.

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References
  1. Compare “beer goggles, n.” under “beer, n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
  2. “beer goggles, plural n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

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