eye-opener

1. n. a real surprise. This day has been an eye-opener for me.

2. n. a wake-up drink of liquor; a strong drink any time. He knocked back a quick eye-opener and finished dressing.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Letty	LET-ee	English
Arnvi&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Julian	JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)	English, Polish, German
Ulrich	UWL-rikh (German)	German, French, Ancient Germanic
Billy	BIL-ee	English
Cierra	see-ER-ə	English (Modern)