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four-eyes

[fawr-ahyz, fohr-]

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noun

plural

four-eyes

Slang: Usually Disparaging.��a person who wears eyeglasses (sometimes used facetiously).
four-eyed fish.

four-eyes

noun

a disparaging term of address for a person wearing spectacles

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Other Word Forms

ˈ�ڴǳܰ�-ˌ�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of four-eyes¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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“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.’

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

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“Hey, four-eyes!” called a woman in a window.

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Sticky wouldn’t have known he was asleep, though, had Martina Crowe not hissed, “You! Skinny bald-headed four-eyes! �� are you doing sleeping? Aren’t you supposed to be the super student?”

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

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four-eyed opossum four flush

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