four-eyes

American  

[fawr-ahyz, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌaɪz, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

plural

four-eyes

1. Slang: Usually Disparaging. a person who wears eyeglasses (sometimes used facetiously).

2. four-eyed fish.

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four-eyes British  

noun

1. a disparaging term of address for a person wearing spectacles

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Other Word Forms

• four-eyed adjective

Etymology

Origin of four-eyes

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

“I knew that the kids were going to call me ‘Four-Eyes,’ and I said, ‘Hey, maybe if I beat them, then they will finally shut up.’

From Seattle Times

So don’t be surprised fans henceforth heckle him with “One-I” taunts instead of “Four-Eyes.”

From Seattle Times

When I was a kid, I got bullied and called four-eyes, and now it’s cool?

From Slate

In what the Dutch are calling the “four-eyes principle,” each vote will be counted and verified by two people at the polling station.

From New York Times

Four-Eyes had taken his glasses off, rested his head on his desk, and begun to snore loudly.

From Literature