Etymology

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Today it means: A person who wears spectacle frames equipped with PDAs (especially with cameras) that display into the user's eyes, and who acts like a jerk or films inappropriately. Full definition →

First used 2013
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The story

Blend of glasses (“specs”) + asshole. From the behavior of Google Glass users, and similar spec-based camera-equipped PDAs with eye displays.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2013 A person who wears spectacle frames equipped with PDAs (especially with cameras) that display into the user's eyes, and who acts like a jerk or films inappropriately.

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