Meanings
nounfour-eyes (plural four-eyes)
alternative four eyes
- derogatoryidiomaticA 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.
1913, Theodore Roosevelt, “In Cowboy Land”, in An Autobiography, New York: The Macmillan Company, page 136
Translations
Basque betaurrekodun
- betaurrekodun(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Chinese Mandarin 四眼
- 四眼 (sì yǎn)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Czech brejloun
- brejloun(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Dutch brillemans, brillenjood
- brillemans(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- brillenjood(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- brildrager(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- brildraagster(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Finnish rillipää
- rillipää(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
French binoclard, binoclarde
- binoclard(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- binoclarde(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- bésiclard(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- bésiclarde(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
German Brillenschlange, Vierauge
- Brillenschlange(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- Vierauge(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Greek γυαλάκιας
- γυαλάκιας (gyalákias)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Hebrew אַבּוּ אַרְבַּע
- אַבּוּ אַרְבַּע (ábu arbá)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Hindi चश्मिश
- चश्मिश (caśmiś)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Italian quattrocchi, occhialuto
- quattrocchi(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- occhialuto(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- occhialuta(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Japanese くそメガネ
- くそメガネ (kusomegane)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Korean 안경쟁이
- 안경쟁이 (an'gyeongjaeng'i)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Norwegian brilleslange
- brilleslange(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Polish okularnik, okularnica
- okularnik(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- okularnica(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- sowa(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Portuguese quatro olhos
- quatro olhos(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Romanian ochelarist, ochelaristă
- ochelarist(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- ochelaristă(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Russian очка́рик, четырёхглазик
- очка́рик (očkárik)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- четырёхглазик (četyrjóxglazik)(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Spanish gafotas, cuatro ojos
- gafotas(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- cuatro ojos(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- gafudo(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- gafuda(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Swedish glasögonorm, glasögonbärare
- glasögonorm(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
- glasögonbärare(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Turkish dört göz
- dört göz(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Vietnamese bốn mắt
- bốn mắt(derogatory) person who wears spectacles
Cite this entry
APA
four-eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-eyes
MLA
“four-eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-eyes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four-eyes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-eyes.
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