four-eyed

American  

[fawr-ahyd, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌaɪd, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

1. having or seeming to have four eyes.

2. Slang: Usually Disparaging.  wearing eyeglasses (sometimes used facetiously).

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Etymology

Origin of four-eyed

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Walter was bullied at school; his classmates called him Sissy Boy until he got glasses, whereupon he was known as Four-eyed Sissy Boy.

From New York Times

Four-eyed fish: A single eye in this species—pictured here—holds two lobes.

From Scientific American

One sits above the waterline, and one sits below it, lending the “four-eyed” moniker to a fish that cruises the water’s surface for floating snacks.

From Scientific American

What if she’s a four-eyed being with different mouths?

From Slate

Back in the early 2000s, the only people who could get stuck in a dreary conversation about DNA, Mendel’s peas and alleles were four-eyed genetic nerds who wasted their lives in laboratories.

From Scientific American