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
Spiridon	-	Greek, Serbian, Croatian
Avgust	AHV-goost (Russian), AHV-hoost (Ukrainian)	Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian
Gwendolyn	GWEN-də-lin (English)	Welsh, English
Dorotheos	-	Greek, Late Greek
Pentti	PENT-tee	Finnish
Donny	DAHN-ee	English