beer goggles
Alcohol-enhanced attractiveness
Beer goggles is the imagined eyewear that makes people look more attractive when you're drunk.
The term explains why someone might wake up next to a person they wouldn't have chosen sober: I must have had my beer goggles on last night.
It captures how alcohol impairs judgment about physical attractiveness.
Drunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- sloshedVery intoxicated
hammered · plastered · wasted · drunk · impaired · blurry vision · wobbly · slurred speech
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
walk of shame · funny · embarrassment · self-deprecation · anecdote · rom-com · cringe · awkward
Misleading sensory impression
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- misperceptionIncorrect interpretation of reality
- overestimationJudging something too high
- bad decisionPoor judgment call
poor judgment · clouded judgment · wishful thinking · selective attention · halo effect · rose-colored · mistake · false impression
Casual sexual encounter
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- pickup lineRehearsed flirtation attempt
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- closing timeWhen business ends
desperation · infatuation · crush · one-night stand · charm · allure · appeal · rebound
inebriation
Drunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
sloshed · hammered · plastered · wasted · drunk · impaired · blurry vision · wobbly · slurred speech · last call
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
rationalization · walk of shame · funny · embarrassment · self-deprecation · anecdote · rom-com · cringe · awkward · laughable
illusion
Misleading sensory impression
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- misperceptionIncorrect interpretation of reality
- overestimationJudging something too high
bad decision · poor judgment · clouded judgment · wishful thinking · selective attention · halo effect · rose-colored · mistake · false impression · self-deception
hookup
Casual sexual encounter
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- pickup lineRehearsed flirtation attempt
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
closing time · desperation · infatuation · crush · one-night stand · charm · allure · appeal · rebound
- drinking humorbar jokes, bartender jokes, hangover jokes, drinking games, party foul
- Drinking Slangdrunk, wasted, hammered, plastered, smashed
- intoxication effectseuphoria, dizziness, slurred speech, drowsiness, confusion
- Alcoholismalcoholism, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence
beer, brewing, beers, brewery, brewer, beery, breweries, beer belly, beer gut