Meanings
- pluralplural onlyA pair of eyeglasses (spectacles) with round lenses.
Everyone in New York / Had a position on Shanker, / A story about garbage, / An unconventional sex life, / John Lennon glasses, […]
1969 (7 Apr), Judith Viorst, "New York Visit, 1969", New York Magazine 2 (no.14): 432 more examples
"[…]Or, I could go to Harvard Square, browse the coffee shops wearing my John Lennon glasses, and look for an intellectual who's smart enough to see the woman inside."
1998, Barbara Delinsky, A Woman's Place, page 335A bookish young man with John Lennon glasses looked up, smiled, and answered in a northern accent. "The tool is calibrated. Just waiting to hit total depth."
2003, Greg Iles, Sleep No More, page 36Synonyms: John Lennon spectacles, Harry Potter glasses, Harry Potter spectacles, tea glasses, Windsor glasses
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pair of eyeglasses (spectacles) with round lenses.
Origin
Named after British musician John Lennon.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech lennonky
- lennonkypair of eyeglasses/spectacles with round lenses
Finnish John Lennon-rillit
- John Lennon-rillitpair of eyeglasses/spectacles with round lenses
French lunettes d'intellectuel, petites lunettes rondes
- lunettes d'intellectuelpair of eyeglasses/spectacles with round lenses
- petites lunettes rondespair of eyeglasses/spectacles with round lenses
Polish lenonki
- lenonkipair of eyeglasses/spectacles with round lenses
Cite this entry
John Lennon glasses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/John%20Lennon%20glasses
“John Lennon glasses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/John%20Lennon%20glasses. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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