"deployment goggles" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} deployment goggles pl (plural only)
  1. (humorous, military slang) A tendency to regard people as more sexually attractive than one usually would, as a result of being deployed to a region where there are few potential partners. Tags: humorous, plural, plural-only, slang Related terms: beer goggles
    Sense id: en-deployment_goggles-en-noun-9TkpHX6w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: government, military, politics, war

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