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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(idiomatic, derogatory) A person who wears spectacles/eyeglasses..
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.
Use four-eyes when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Four-eyes means (idiomatic, derogatory) A person who wears spectacles/eyeglasses..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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