Meaning & use
Four-eyes
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informal, often teasing slang for a person who wears eyeglasses.
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Kids on the playground used to tease him and call him "four-eyes" because of his thick glasses.
She laughed off the old "four-eyes" nickname from her school days.
A note on using this word
A dated schoolyard nickname; while usually meant in jest, it can come across as mocking depending on tone and context.
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spectacle-wearer
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