(n) Fake glasses. Non-prescription eye-glasses worn by pretentious hipsters and other douche-bags for "fashion" or "vanity" purposes to look more intelligent, sophisticated or cultured than they really are.
An example of recession chic. Mouth-breathing fashion models or unintelligent people in general wear faux glasses to affect having read lots of books or having some modicum of smarts. Dead give-away that someone is an idiot.
An example of recession chic. Mouth-breathing fashion models or unintelligent people in general wear faux glasses to affect having read lots of books or having some modicum of smarts. Dead give-away that someone is an idiot.
They're fucking plano glasses dude - she's trying to pretend she's not actually a pretentious trust-funder with a silver spoon in her mouth.
by Leisure Class Hero June 5, 2010
Get the Plano Glasses mug.1) Nerdy spectacles with thick black frames, sometimes held together by tape, like the glasses favored by nerd rock icon Ben Folds. Required dress for nerds, hipsters, nerdy hipsters, and hipster nerds.
2) Any nerdy eyewear worn for ironic effect
2) Any nerdy eyewear worn for ironic effect
Person 1: What should I wear with my Ben Folds glasses to the concert tonight?
Person 2: How bout a geeky t shirt?
Girls always make passes when you wear Ben Folds glasses.
Person 2: How bout a geeky t shirt?
Girls always make passes when you wear Ben Folds glasses.
by rockindasuburbs May 11, 2010
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Also Known as Ben Folds glasses, those thick black frame spectacles. Often seen on the likes of Rivers Cuomo (weezer), Johnny Depp, Elton John, and obviously Ben Folds. Whether you need the glasses or not, you chose to wear them for indie cred.
by imthatawesome October 1, 2010
Get the Hipster Glasses mug.Glasses that change from normal glasses to sunglasses according to the amount of light in their location. Mainly worn by autistic, karate-fighting kids. Often accompanied by a head-strap to keep the glasses on in physical circumstances (eg. karate, bullying episodes, etc). Also worn by douchebags that like to wear sunglasses in the winter.
Person 1: Hey, who's that kid hiding under his coat with the transitional glasses?
Person 2: Oh, that's Davey. Don't bother him or he'll hiss at you.
Person 2: Oh, that's Davey. Don't bother him or he'll hiss at you.
by 1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrst August 8, 2010
Get the Transitional Glasses mug.Thick framed geek glasses. Buddy Holly wore these. Just because I wear them doesn't mean I'm emo! So don't judge a person by their glasses.
by xRaex April 30, 2006
Get the Emo glasses mug.One who wears anothers glasses in rapid succesion for many reasons most often to see if they look good on the glasses whore(needless to say they never do) or to make fun of the fashion sense of the legal proprietor of the glasses.
"Victoria is such a glasses whore!!!1 She always wears my glasses just to see if they look good on her" "Yeah I know jeez!!!"
by Shosher June 11, 2006
Get the Glasses whore mug.Prescription eyeglasses with very thick/heavy lenses, like the infamous "forest-fire-starter" curved lens-like bottoms on heavy-walled Coca-cola soft-drink bottles.
Wow, that little old lady's sure got the coke-bottle glasses! Wonder how she ever manages to see in the shower or anyplace else where she has to take her glasses off.
Grade-school kid #1: Yo, pal --- you back from the eye-doc, I see. Whoa-hoh-hohhhh... what huge thick lenses! That rig must weigh a TON --- zheesh, I feel for ya --- totally sux, Bud!
Grade-school kid #2: Yeah, fer sher --- the doc said it was hereditary, and I'd never have good vision, so he gave me these stupid Coke-bottle glasses which I'll hafta wear the rest of my life. Ah, well... at least I can see again.
Grade-school kid #1: Yo, pal --- you back from the eye-doc, I see. Whoa-hoh-hohhhh... what huge thick lenses! That rig must weigh a TON --- zheesh, I feel for ya --- totally sux, Bud!
Grade-school kid #2: Yeah, fer sher --- the doc said it was hereditary, and I'd never have good vision, so he gave me these stupid Coke-bottle glasses which I'll hafta wear the rest of my life. Ah, well... at least I can see again.
by QuacksO November 28, 2011
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