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eyeopener

[ ahy-oh-puh-ner ]

noun

  1. an experience or disclosure that gives one a sudden realization or understanding:

    Her disclosures about her childhood were a real eyeopener.

  2. a drink of liquor taken early in the day and intended to wake a person up fully.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyeopener1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; eye + opener

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