What does daylights mean?
Daylights means plural of daylight.
Daylights
/ˈdeɪlaɪts/ · noun
Meaning
plural of daylight.
Definitions by Sense
- plural of daylight
- (slang) A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting).
- (colloquial) Mental soundness; wits; consciousness.
Example Sentences
Jason only hit him once, but he really darkened his daylights.
It scared the daylights out of us!
They beat the living daylights out of us.
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Jason only hit him once, but he really darkened his daylights.
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