nerd glasses
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Plastic eyeglasses with thick, horn-rimmed (typically black) frames, characteristically worn by nerds and members of the hipster subculture.
Dated
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "This is where grassroots trends like fedoras, graffiti prints, plaid shirts, nerd glasses, messenger bags, and granny boots originated."
- "Steven also acknowledged that his presentation of self—wild locs, nerd glasses, and holey hipster jeans for our first interview—encourages whites to speak to him."