daylights
About 0.09 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun plural of daylight
- noun A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting).
Jason only hit him once, but he really darkened his daylights.
- noun Wits, consciousness; the insides, the essence; used as an intensifier, most commonly in the daylights out of or the living daylights out of.
Similar words
daytime day day-sight darkmans daybreak dood daylight robbery doe eyes doodz baby eyes
Often followed by
out scared in outta and
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