Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birth control glasses

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
birth -con-trol -glass-es
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The brown-framed prescription eyeglasses issued to new recruits in the U.S. military, or similar glasses issued to inmates at certain state or federal prisons, and perceived as notoriously unattractive.

American usage; Slang

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What does birth control glasses mean?
The brown-framed prescription eyeglasses issued to new recruits in the U.S. military, or similar glasses issued to inmates at certain state or federal prisons, and perceived as notoriously unattractive.

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