daylights

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdeɪlaɪts/ === Noun === daylights pl (plural only) plural of daylight (slang) A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting). (informal) Wits, consciousness; the insides, the essence; used as an intensifier, most commonly in the daylights out of or the living daylights out of. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === (eyes): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary === Anagrams === light days