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four-eyes

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

noun

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

  2. four-eyed fish.


four-eyes British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of four-eyes

First recorded in 1870–75

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"When they first see me, they just think I'm four eyes and blonde hair," said Anastacia, introducing herself on MTV's reality show The Cut in 1998.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

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

They all had four eyes, two noses, and two mouths.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

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