nerd glasses
nerd glasses noun: plastic eyeglasses with thick, horn-rimmed (typically black) frames, characteristically worn by nerds and members of the hipster subculture.
Noun
nerd glasses pl (plural only)
- Plastic eyeglasses with thick, horn-rimmed (typically black) frames, characteristically worn by nerds and members of the hipster subculture.
- The conference room is full of teenagers who are being addressed by a middle-aged man with a beard and a Hawaiian-style black-and-yellow shirt with Asian letters in lieu of tropical flowers. He has translucent brown nerd glasses, and he wears a pair of furry bear ears on top of his head.2008, Benjamin Nugent, American Nerd: The Story of My People, Simon & Schuster, published 2009, →ISBN, part 2, 133
- This is where grassroots trends like fedoras, graffiti prints, plaid shirts, nerd glasses, messenger bags, and granny boots originated.2012, Lois Joy Johnson, The Wardrobe Wakeup: Your Guide to Looking Fabulous at Any Age, Running Press, →ISBN, page 254
- Synonyms:
- hipster glasses
Synonyms of nerd glasses
Questions about nerd glasses
- What does nerd glasses mean?
- Nerd glasses means plastic eyeglasses with thick, horn-rimmed (typically black) frames, characteristically worn by nerds and members of the hipster subculture.
- What part of speech is nerd glasses?
- Nerd glasses is a noun.
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