beer goggles
The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumptionThe illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.
» There are people you have to watch through the beer goggles.
Es gibt Menschen, die muss man sich schönsaufen.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, idiomatic, informal, plural, plural only)The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.
Bierbrille
Examples
2 sentencesThere are people you have to watch through the beer goggles.
deEs gibt Menschen, die muss man sich schönsaufen. — BraveSentry
Tom decided to marry a really ugly girl last night during his bender. I guess he had beer goggles on.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Originally 1980s US college slang, from the notion that consumption of beer and other alcoOriginally 1980s US college slang, from the notion that consumption of beer and other alcoholic beverages causes people to see things differently, as if wearing a type of goggles.
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Forms
plural: beer goggleses| Singular | beer goggles |
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