eye-o|pen|er

eye-o|pen|er
eye opener, or eye-o|pen|er «Y OH puh nuhr», noun. Informal.
1. a surprising happening or discovery; startling piece of information: »

This is often an eye opener to parents who insist that little Susie may be thirty pounds overweight but she hardly eats a thing (Maclean's).

2. U.S. a drink of alcoholic liquor taken early in the day.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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