Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
four-eyes [fawr-ahyz, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural four-eyes.
- Slang: Usually Disparaging. a person who wears eyeglasses (sometimes used facetiously).
- four-eyed fish.
Origin of four-eyes First recorded in 1870–75 Examples from the Web for four-eyes Historical Examples of four-eyes
“Four-eyes” became, overnight, “Old Four Eyes,” which was another matter.
H. Hagedorn.
“Four-Eyes” awoke from his lethargy, and drank a pint of the wine at a draught.
Max Pemberton
“Bedad, she signals to us to let her come aboard,” said “Four-Eyes,” who watched her intently.
Max Pemberton
Hairy and Four-eyes, after bowing low to the standing Person, turned and leaped out of the room.
Franklin Abel
There were two circular hair-lines of glowing crimson where Hairy and Four-eyes had originally appeared.
Franklin Abel
British Dictionary definitions for four-eyes four-eyes noun
- a disparaging term of address for a person wearing spectacles
Derived Formsfour-eyed, adjective