four-eyes

[ fawr-ahyz, fohr- ]

noun

, plural four-eyes.

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

four-eyes

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈfour-ˌeyed, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of four-eyes¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The four eyes of my sisters fell upon me.

From Literature

Depp earned the moniker "cockeye" from his mother while his brother, who wore glasses and had crooked teeth, was oftentimes called "four eyes" and "bucktooth."

From Salon

Alongside it was a short poem, alleging that the eagle was twice as greedy as others, lied twice as much and carried out surveillance with four eyes.

From BBC

"That is the ultimate question, could there be other forms of life in the universe? But the forms of life people are thinking of aren't little green men with four eyes, it's more than likely microbes or bacteria," she said.

From BBC

Sometimes, instead of making a new standard segment, these regions start building a head containing a rudimentary brain and four eyes.

From Scientific American