speccy glasses
- noun
- UK
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gafas modernas
- Many teenagers now choose speccy glasses even if they don't need prescription lenses.
Examples
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Her new speccy glasses gave her outfit a quirky edge.
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Those speccy glasses are really trendy right now!
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He wore his speccy glasses to the party and got several compliments.
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She wore a pair of speccy glasses that matched her outfit.
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He wore his speccy glasses to the party and got several compliments.
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Her new speccy glasses gave her outfit a quirky edge.
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Many teenagers now choose speccy glasses even if they don't need prescription lenses.
Synonyms
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A pair of glasses you wear to help you see
A pair of lenses in a frame that you wear on your nose and ears to help you see
Something you wear on your face to help you see
Glasses you wear to help you see or read
Antonyms
- Offensive
A pair of large, old-fashioned glasses that make a person look awkward or nerdy
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
speccy + glasses
The adjective 'speccy' is informal/dialectal and appears derived from 'specs'/'spectacles', so there is a recognizable morphological link to 'glasses' that a learner could partly infer. However, the evaluative sense 'stylish/fashionable' and the slangy form are not fully predictable or standard, and may be unfamiliar to a B1 learner, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
The phrase speccy glasses may come from people shortening 'spectacles' to 'specs' and then saying speccy as a friendly word for noticeable glasses. Because this paints the picture of someone proudly wearing eye-catching frames, speccy glasses now means 'stylish' or 'a fashion statement'.