beer goggles

beer goggles

The perception that potential mates are more sexually attractive than one might think when sober, due to intoxication after consumption of alcohol (not necessarily beer). Cheryl always gets beer goggles when she drinks and then brings home some real losers.
See also: beer, goggle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

beer goggles

(...ˈgɑglæz)
n. imaginary lenses (associated with too much beer) worn by someone for whom all persons of the opposite sex look very attractive. (see also male blindness.) See how Willy is looking at that dog? He’s got his beer goggles on!
See also: beer, goggle
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • goggle
  • gargler
  • seeing snakes
  • see snakes
  • hot
  • see pink elephants
  • seeing pink elephants
  • seeing pink spiders
  • see pink spiders
  • pink spiders
References in periodicals archive
Kayley Woollacott said: "We completely understand and support Nicky's decision to take Beer Goggles home.
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According to DOUG's research, 70 percent of people would prefer PS10 worth of Scratchcards to socks, 84 percent of you would prefer Scratchcards to novelty gifts like beer goggles, or hats with bendy straws, and a whopping 93 percent of you would prefer National Lottery Scratchcards to a comedy tie.
Things are a little awkward the next morning when Aaron removes his beer goggles and discovers Finn's just a little bit keener than he is (right).
You may well be familiar with the term "beer goggles", which implies that the more drunk men are, the more attractive a woman gets.
The teenagers were given an insight into the effects of alcohol and drugs from Solihull Council, with the help of 'beer goggles' to simulate the effect of being under the influence.
Members of Youth Service will help visitors to try on beer goggles - glasses that mimic the effects of alcohol.
London, March 4 ( ANI ): 'Beer goggles' is a myth and men and women do not see each other any differently after alcohol, a brain expert has revealed.
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I had beer goggles on and I've humiliated my girlfriend and lost the best thing in my life.''
A body map demonstrated the internal organs that could get injured through a road accident and beer goggles demonstrated how alcohol or drugs can affect driver's vision and concentration.
'Another poster warned: Beer goggles can seriously affect your judgement.' Inspector Huw Griffiths, of the Neath Port Talbot Community Safety Department, said, 'This campaign very much recognised that both men and women have a responsibility.
Shoppers at a Wirral superstore were shown how difficult taking a penalty can be when wearing "beer goggles".
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A BREW called Beer Goggles has been pulled from a town centre pub after complaints it was a sexist throwback to the 70s.