Daylights

/ˈdeɪlaɪts/ noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of daylight form-of, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting). plural, plural-only, slang

    "Jason only hit him once, but he really darkened his daylights."

  3. 3
    Mental soundness; wits; consciousness. colloquial, plural, plural-only

    "It scared the daylights out of us!"

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daylightdaylightingdaytime lightnatural lightingsunlight

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"It scared the daylights out of him."

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