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noungranny glasses pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlySynonym of granny specs.
I tried it with a pair of old John Lennon-type NHS "granny glasses" I had in a bottom drawer and it really does work.
2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 101Synonyms: granny specs
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nounSynonym of granny specs.
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