Meanings
nounspecs offender (plural specs offenders)
plural specs offenders
- derogatoryslangA wearer of smartglasses.
The best way to lose friends and alienate people will be to be a public specs offender.
2026 August 3, Josh Taylor, quoting Tom Sulston, “Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’”, in The Guardian
Origin
Blend of specs + sex offender, since smartglasses may be used to covertly film members of the public for sexual gratification.
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APA
specs offender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specs%20offender
MLA
“specs offender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specs%20offender. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “specs offender,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specs%20offender.
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