EGAVE

daylights

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun plural of daylight
  2. noun A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting).
    Jason only hit him once, but he really darkened his daylights.
  3. 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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