beer goggles

== English == === Etymology === Originally 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/ Hyphenation: beer gog‧gles === Noun === beer goggles pl (plural only) (idiomatic, originally US, humorous, informal) The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption. ==== Related terms ==== deployment goggles love goggles money goggles ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== beauty is in the eye of the beer holder === References === === Further reading === alcohol and sex – “beer goggles” on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “beer goggles, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “beer goggles n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present