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one-eyed glasses

one-eyed glasses

8.9
A pair of glasses with one lens used as a joke
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : gafas de un ojo
  • She brought a pair of one-eyed glasses as a prank for the costume party.

Examples

  • After breaking his spectacles, he wore his one-eyed glasses and made everyone laugh.

  • Look at those funny one-eyed glasses on the table!

  • He joked about taking notes with his one-eyed glasses on, winking at the audience.

  • Did you see those one-eyed glasses at the store?

  • He walked into the room wearing his one-eyed glasses, making everyone burst out laughing.

  • For the party, she wore a silly costume including a pair of one-eyed glasses that had everyone giggling.

  • The comedian used one-eyed glasses as part of his routine, amusing the crowd with his unconventional style.

Synonyms

eyeglass
vsone-eyed glasses
  • Archaic
34 6.1

A small lens you hold over one eye to help you see

is a humorous informal name instead of a neutral technical term

How Stylish

one-eyed glasses
  • Informal
8.9

Surface Forms

one-eyed glasses singular
one-eyed glasses plural

Morphology

one-eyed + glasses

The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'one-eyed' (having one eye) applied to 'glasses' yields glasses with only one lens. Although humorous or playful, the meaning is literal and directly predictable from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.

Etymology

The term one-eyed glasses paints a silly picture of a pair of glasses with just one lens, as if the frame only covers one eye. Because that clear, funny image sticks in the mind, people use the phrase as a joking name for 'a pair of glasses with only one lens'.