Definitions
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- noun something that provides a sudden
insight , or makes somethingclear that was previously mysterious - noun a
surprise - noun an
attractive woman
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Examples
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This has been a real eyeopener for the clerics in Iran.
Officials: President Obama reconsidering July 4 invitations to Iran 2009
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I am an aspiring film maker, and this is quite an eyeopener.
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For the right person (even someone poor and with few resources) exposure to this technology could be an eyeopener. t3knomanser
Advisor: Was it cruel to let poor kids in India play with my iPod? Boing Boing 2009
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Her ongoing Rumpus column, "Recession Sex Workers" is an eyeopener.
S.X. Rosenstock: Women Writers: The Essay Gets Up Close and Personal S.X. Rosenstock 2010
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Her ongoing Rumpus column, "Recession Sex Workers" is an eyeopener.
S.X. Rosenstock: Women Writers: The Essay Gets Up Close and Personal S.X. Rosenstock 2010
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Her ongoing Rumpus column, "Recession Sex Workers" is an eyeopener.
S.X. Rosenstock: Women Writers: The Essay Gets Up Close and Personal S.X. Rosenstock 2010
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Her ongoing Rumpus column, "Recession Sex Workers" is an eyeopener.
S.X. Rosenstock: Women Writers: The Essay Gets Up Close and Personal S.X. Rosenstock 2010
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Her ongoing Rumpus column, "Recession Sex Workers" is an eyeopener.
S.X. Rosenstock: Women Writers: The Essay Gets Up Close and Personal S.X. Rosenstock 2010
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Her ongoing Rumpus column, "Recession Sex Workers" is an eyeopener.
S.X. Rosenstock: Women Writers: The Essay Gets Up Close and Personal S.X. Rosenstock 2010
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Her ongoing Rumpus column, "Recession Sex Workers" is an eyeopener.
S.X. Rosenstock: Women Writers: The Essay Gets Up Close and Personal S.X. Rosenstock 2010
lea commented on the word eyeopener
Something that provides a sudden insight, or a surprise; also an attractive woman. It can also mean a drink of liquor taken early in the day & intended to wake a person up fully.
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March 3, 2009