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four eyes

four eyes is the alternative spelling of four-eyes.

Meaning of four-eyes

Noun

four-eyes (plural four-eyes)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) A 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

Forms of four eyes

pluralfour eyes

Words that rhyme with four eyes

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Questions about four eyes

What is four eyes the alternative spelling of?
Four eyes is the alternative spelling of four-eyes.

Words near four eyes in the dictionary

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  4. four door house
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  6. four eyes
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  8. four fifths
  9. four figures
  10. four fingers
  11. four flat

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