goggles

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/

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• Rhymes: -ɑɡəlz

Etymology 1

Probably from goggle, from the appearance it gives the wearer.

Noun

goggles pl (plural only)

2. Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

   Goggles must be worn in the swimming pool.

   We had to put on our goggles as it was snowing outside.

   • 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 31:

     Regretted that I had not provided myself with goggles, as the road is so constantly traveled that the dust became a most serious nuisance.

4. (loosely) Any safety glasses.
6. Blinds for shying horses.

   Synonym: blinders

8. (slang, loosely) Any glasses (spectacles).

Synonyms

• pair of goggles (plurale tantum)

Derived terms

• Arabian goggles
• beer goggles
• deployment goggles
• love goggles
• microgoggles
• money goggles
• nostalgia goggles
• snow goggles

Related terms

• safety glasses
• swimming goggles

Translations

protective eyewear

Bulgarian: предпазни очила n pl (predpazni očila) Catalan: ulleres de protecció f pl Chinese: Mandarin: 護目鏡 / 护目镜 (zh) (hùmùjìng), 護眼鏡 / 护眼镜 (hù yǎnjìng), 風鏡 / 风镜 (zh) (fēngjìng) (esp. wind) Dutch: veiligheidsbril (nl) m, beschermende brillen m pl, stofbril (nl) m Finnish: suojalasit (fi) pl, silmäsuojat pl French: lunettes de protection f pl German: Schutzbrille (de) f Greek: προστατευτικά δίοπτρα pl (prostateftiká díoptra), προστατευτικά δίοπτρα pl (prostateftiká díoptra) Interlingua: berillos protective Italian: occhiali di protezione m pl, occhiali protettivi m pl Japanese: ゴーグル (ja) (gōguru) Korean: 고글 (gogeul) Maori: mō(w)hiti haumaru Norwegian: Bokmål: vernebrille m or f Nynorsk: vernebrille f Polish: gogle (pl) m pl, okulary ochronne m pl Portuguese: óculos de proteção m pl Russian: защи́тные очки́ n pl (zaščítnyje očkí), (neologism) го́глы (ru) m pl (gógly) Slovak: ochranné okuliare m pl Spanish: anteojos de protección m pl, gafas de protección f pl, anteojos (es) m pl, gafas de aviador f pl, antiparras (es) f pl Swedish: skyddsglasögon (sv) pl

Etymology 2

Noun

goggles

1. plural of goggle

Etymology 3

Verb

goggles

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of goggle

Spanish

Noun

goggles m pl (plural only)

1. (Mexico) swimming goggles