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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).


Etymology

Origin of four-eyed

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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

From Slate Oct. 8, 2020

It is filled with vivid vehicles - there's an orange caravan painted with a four-eyed mermaid and a rather less jokey black vehicle painted with a white mushroom cloud.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2015

I was very careful to pay no attention to the gnarly, four-eyed alien head peering over my shoulder.

From Nature Feb. 27, 2013

The fourth and final season, out now on DVD, sees our four-eyed heroine stymied in the love stakes but promoted at work.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2011

“That four-eyed maverick has sand in his craw a-plenty,” a ranch hand said approvingly.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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