granny glasses

plural noun

: spectacles with usually small oval, round, or square lenses and metal frames

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Consider Tavi Gevinson, the fashion blogger turned writer and actress once known for her bulky layers and granny glasses. New York Times, 4 May 2021 To this day, Rogowsky keeps a picture of himself in his wallet from a childhood trip to Cooperstown: Tampa Bay Rays hat, granny glasses, gap teeth, oversized Georgia Bulldogs tee and, of course, a paper bag of cards in his hand. Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019 There were sweeping Victorian ruffles and bourgeois tweed lunching suits; granny glasses and piles of Elizabethan curls; ruffles and crosses and disco zebra stripes and sequins and floral sweatshirts. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 31 May 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'granny glasses.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of granny glasses was in 1966

Dictionary Entries Near granny glasses

Cite this Entry

“Granny glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granny%20glasses. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

Kids Definition

granny glasses

noun plural
: metal-rimmed eyeglasses with small lenses
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!


A Good Old-Fashioned Quiz

Name That Thing

You know what it looks like… but what is it called?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can with using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Can you make 12 words with 7 letters?

PLAY