beer goggles

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.[1][2]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/

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• Hyphenation: beer gog‧gles

beer goggles pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic, originally US, humorous, informal) The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.
   • 2023 August 30, Linda Geddes, “‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     “Their findings essentially suggest that while intoxication may not have resulted in beer goggles, it did seem to increase liquid courage, in that people were more likely to indicate a desire to interact with attractive others,” said Monk, whose previous research had found some evidence to support the beer goggles effect.

• deployment goggles
• love goggles
• money goggles

• beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

• alcohol and sex – “beer goggles” on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “beer goggles, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Jonathon Green (2024) “beer goggles n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang