deployment goggles
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Meaning · English
A tendency to regard people as more sexually attractive than one usually would, as a result of being deployed to a region where there are few potential partners.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Tendency xem người khác hấp dẫn hơn khi ở vùng có ít người bạn tình
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Register: humorous, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Camp Cupcake was somewhere where the grunts would make a pit stop. They'd see you and you were the most beautiful thing in the world. Back home you may not be much, but out there they've got deployment goggles—you look good, so you're in chow hall and it's kind of uncomfortable because you feel like
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “deployment goggles” mean?
A tendency to regard people as more sexually attractive than one usually would, as a result of being deployed to a region where there are few potential partners.
Is “deployment goggles” formal or informal?
deployment goggles is generally humorous, slang.