"beer goggles" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-beer goggles.ogg [Australia]
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. Etymology templates: {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} beer goggles pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic, originally US, humorous, informal) The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption. Tags: humorous, idiomatic, informal, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Appearance, Drinking Related terms: deployment goggles, love goggles, money goggles, beauty is in the eye of the beer holder Translations (illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption): bierbril (Dutch), kaljan kaunistava vaikutus (Finnish), Bierbrille [feminine] (German), bjórgleraugu [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), под де́јство на а́лкохол (pod déjstvo na álkohol) [neuter] (Macedonian), ølbrille [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ølbrille [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), wyższa atrakcyjność spodowowana przez alkohol [feminine] (Polish)

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