four-eyes

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

A person who wears spectacles/eyeglasses.

derogatory, idiomatic

Equivalents

Españolcuatro ojos gafotas gafudagafudo

Françaisbésiclard bésiclarde binoclardbinoclarde

DeutschBrillenschlange Vierauge

16 more languages

Ελληνικάγυαλάκιας

Suomirillipää

हिन्दीचश्मिश

Italianoocchialuta occhialuto quattrocchi

日本語くそメガネ

ქართულისათვალიანი

한국어안경쟁이

Nederlandsbrildraagster brildrager brillemansbrillenjood

Polskiokularnica okularnik sowa

Portuguêsquatro olhos

Românăochelarist ochelaristă

Русскийочка́рик четырёхглазик

Svenskaglasögonorm

Türkçedört göz

O'zbekchakoʻzoynak

Tiếng Việtbốn mắt

Examples

“As soon as he saw ⟳ me he hailed me as “Four eyes,” in reference to my spectacles, and said, “Four eyes is going to treat ⟳.” I joined in the laugh ⟳ and got behind the stove and sat down, thinking to escape ⟳ notice ⟳.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

four-fifths four-flush four-flusher four-foot four-force four-four time

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