Beer Gogglesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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]

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/
• ハイフネーション: beer gog‧gles

名詞

beer goggles pl (複数形 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^[1], →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.

関連する語

• deployment goggles
• love goggles
• money goggles

参考

• beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

参照

Further reading

• alcohol and sex – “beer goggles” on Wikipedia.
• “beer goggles, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Jonathon Green (2023), “beer goggles n.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang