eye opener

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
eye opener
    n 1: an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the
         morning
    2: something surprising and revealing
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
eye opener \eye opener\ n.
   1. That which makes the eyes open, as startling news or
      occurrence; something which causes one to suddenly
      understand what was not previously known.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A drink of liquor, especially the first one in the
      morning. [U. S. Slang]
      [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "eye opener":
      Mickey, Mickey Finn, aperitif, astonishment, blockbuster, blow,
      bomb, bombshell, catch, chaser, cocktail, doch-an-dorrach, drink,
      earthshaker, highball, joker, kicker, knockout drops, mixed drink,
      nightcap, parting cup, peripeteia, pousse-cafe, punch, revelation,
      shocker, staggerer, startler, stirrup cup, sundowner, surprisal,
      surprise, surprise ending, surprise package, surprise party,
      switch, thunderbolt, thunderclap, wee doch-an-dorrach
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