four-eyed

[ fawr-ahyd, fohr- ]

adjective

1. having or seeming to have four eyes.
2. Slang: Usually Disparaging. wearing eyeglasses (sometimes used facetiously).

Word History and Origins

Origin of four-eyed¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Jose Manuel Perez, an Oxnard man who has called himself the Pablo Escobar of wildlife crimes, admitted last year in Los Angeles federal court that he smuggled 1,700 animals — including baby crocodiles and four-eyed turtles — from Mexico into the United States, prosecutors say.

From Los Angeles Times

Walter was bullied at school; his classmates called him Sissy Boy until he got glasses, whereupon he was known as Four-eyed Sissy Boy.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

Four-eyed fish: A single eye in this species—pictured here—holds two lobes.

From Scientific American

One sits above the waterline, and one sits below it, lending the “four-eyed” moniker to a fish that cruises the water’s surface for floating snacks.

From Scientific American