four-eyes
Americannoun
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Slang: Usually Disparaging. a person who wears eyeglasses (sometimes used facetiously).
noun
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Etymology
Origin of four-eyes
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Alongside it was a short poem, alleging that the eagle was twice as greedy as others, lied twice as much and carried out surveillance with four eyes.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021
Sometimes, instead of making a new standard segment, these regions start building a head containing a rudimentary brain and four eyes.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2021
It had four eyes and ears like that of an orangutan.
From The Verge • Jan. 30, 2019
That’s a 360-degree view for an animal that, with four eyes, hardly needs to turn heads to take it all in.
From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2016
She moved from strand to strand, hissing with pleasure, her four eyes glittering in the dark.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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