eye opener

n. Informal

1. A startling or shocking revelation.
2. A drink of liquor taken to stimulate, especially upon awakening.

noun

Something disclosed, especially something not previously known or realized: apocalypse, disclosure, exposé, exposure, revelation. See show/hide.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning

Meaning #2: something surprising and revealing

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overraskelse, morgenbitter

Français (French)
n. - révélation, surprise, (US) petit verre du matin

Deutsch (German)
n. - (lehrsame) Überraschung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποκαλυπτική εμπειρία, έκπληξη

Italiano (Italian)
fatto rivelatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - surpresa (f), revelação (f)

Русский (Russian)
разоблачение, потрясающая новость, разочарование, напиток для опохмеления

Español (Spanish)
n. - sorpresa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tankeställare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
令人眼开的新奇或美丽事物, 一次所饮的酒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 令人眼開的新奇或美麗事物, 一次所飲的酒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 눈이 휘둥그래질 만한 사실, 해장술

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 目をみはらせるもの, すごい美人

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גילוי בלתי-צפוי, משקה אלכוהולי הנלגם עם היקיצה (ארה"ב)‬

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