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binoclard

four-eyed (slang for spectacle-wearer)

adjective bee-nok-LAR Rare

Origin: From binocle (pince-nez glasses) + pejorative suffix -ard

Usage Note

Binoclard is a colloquial, mildly derogatory adjective (and informal noun) for someone who wears glasses. The feminine form is binoclarde. It carries roughly the same register as 'four-eyes' in English and is common in schoolyard speech or light-hearted teasing among adults.

Examples

"Le petit binoclard lisait dans le coin."

Natural Translation

The little four-eyes was reading in the corner.

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