granny glasses

American  

plural noun

1. eyeglasses with wirelike metal frames that sometimes sit below the bridge of the nose and often have oval lenses.

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Example Sentences

I wore one of my go-ahead-underestimate-me suits complete with purple granny glasses.

From Slate • May 28, 2022

Consider Tavi Gevinson, the fashion blogger turned writer and actress once known for her bulky layers and granny glasses.

From New York Times • May 4, 2021

Photos of the future first couple from their university years — granny glasses, peacoats, shaggy hair — reinforced an image of the baby boomers ascending to power.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2016

These included asymmetrical '80s shades, granny glasses and third-eye sunnies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2016

I’d never seen anyone in it before except the sad old hippie in granny glasses, a Hampden graduate, who owned it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt