daylights

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/ˈdeɪlaɪts/

noun

A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting).

“Jason only hit him once, but he really darkened his daylights.”

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Meanings

noundaylights pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyplural of daylight
  2. pluralplural onlyslangA person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting).

    Jason only hit him once, but he really darkened his daylights.

  3. informalpluralplural onlyWits, consciousness; the insides, the essence; used as an intensifier, most commonly in the daylights out of or the living daylights out of.
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APA

daylights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylights

MLA

“daylights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylights. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daylights,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylights.

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