After much time spent holed up in the University of Pennsylvania, the inability to tell the difference between Brad Pitt and Brad "I rather resemble a huge piece of" Shitt. Typical outcomes usually range from self-induced blindness to denial to, in the worst-case scenario, complete aversion of the opposite sex or resorting to partners such as the homeless man who paces in front of Wawa or the ladies who so meticulously swipe cards at Commons.
Sometimes, even penn goggles aren't strong enough to make the average student at Penn look attractive. Most times, however:
(friend from home, looking at pictures)
Friend: Ew, how'd this girl get in the picture with you. She should've lost major points on her SAT for ugliness.
Penn guy: Yeah, that's, uh.. my girlfriend.
Friend: Oh, wow. Do you need your perscription checked on your glasses buddy?
Penn guy: No, I actually don't wear glasses, I'm just wearing penn goggles.
(friend from home, looking at pictures)
Friend: Ew, how'd this girl get in the picture with you. She should've lost major points on her SAT for ugliness.
Penn guy: Yeah, that's, uh.. my girlfriend.
Friend: Oh, wow. Do you need your perscription checked on your glasses buddy?
Penn guy: No, I actually don't wear glasses, I'm just wearing penn goggles.
by Kara December 31, 2003
Get the penn goggles mug.The state at which males at Grinnell College in Iowa are at after immersion within the school system. This corresponds to the level of female attractiveness in the eyes of said males. After just moments of attendance, the females rating on a scale of 0-10 immediately gains 3 points more. After four years, every female outside of the school appears superficial and too much to handle, thus leading to the high levels of post graduate marriage of 2 Grinnell students.
June: "That Stacy girl is U.G.L.Y"
August: "Alright so maybe Stacy isn't that bad at all."
March: "Many Stacy is the prettiest girl I have met. What I would give to get with her!"
Post-Graduation: "Stacy, honey did you feed the kids?"
-Perfect example of Grinnell Goggles
August: "Alright so maybe Stacy isn't that bad at all."
March: "Many Stacy is the prettiest girl I have met. What I would give to get with her!"
Post-Graduation: "Stacy, honey did you feed the kids?"
-Perfect example of Grinnell Goggles
by Call me Mr. Big March 18, 2009
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When someone whom you usually wouldn't find attractive is looking pretty fucking darn attractive. It could be what s/he's wearing, a new hair cut, glasses/no glasses, whatever. They just look unusually good.
Eunice: Dude... Is it just me or does he look good today?
Susan: Seriously... Must be sober goggles.
Susan: Seriously... Must be sober goggles.
by baby bZ April 27, 2008
Get the sober goggles mug.When you've been at Wellesley long enough that the standards of male attractivness are lowerd substantially.
Girl 1: Look, he's cute!
Girl 2: Honey, I think you've developed Wellesley goggles. That guy clearly has not showered or shaved in several months.
Girl 2: Honey, I think you've developed Wellesley goggles. That guy clearly has not showered or shaved in several months.
by wzlygirl September 21, 2011
Get the Wellesley Goggles mug.the effect that alcohol(particularly large volumes of beer) has in rendering a person who would one would ordinarily regard as unattractive as sexually alluring.
by ponsford July 24, 2006
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Get the Japanese Rain Goggles mug.Eyeware for making ugly women look beautiful. Rather than bought, dutch goggles are induced by drinking copious amounts of alcohol, which may give rise to other symptoms such as dutch courage.
"She looked gorgeous in the pub last night but when I woke up this morning without my dutch goggles on I saw the creature from the black latrine!"
by Eric Wood September 21, 2005
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