Dictionary definition of “birth control glasses”

birth control glasses

n.pl. military-issue eyeglasses; (hence) ugly eyewear. Also BCGs. Subjects: English, Military, Slang

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Citations: 1991 Frank Bruni Houston Chronicle (Texas) (Feb. 24) “Dynamic duo in combat zone/Identical twin brothers share bond and serve together” p. 24: Right now they’re both wearing Army-issue brown heavy plastic frames, which the soldiers call BCGs, birth control glasses, because they’re so ugly no woman would want to make a baby with a soldier wearing a pair. 1992 Larry Jewell Usenet: soc.veterans (Sept. 20) “‘NamVet Newsletter, Vol.5, no.2 (2/6)”: BCGs: “Birth Control Glasses,” a term used to describe the ugly military-issued eyeglasses. 1993 Poppy Brite Drawing Blood (Oct. 1) p. 151: A skinny, grinning kid with badly cut dark hair and birth-control glasses and ears that stuck out goofily. Looked like a hundred computer geeks Zach had known 2005 Pam Mellskog @ Firestone Daily Times-Call (Longmont, Colo.) (Mar. 24) “Doctor, soldier”: He also wore thick-framed, Army-issue glasses, an object that earned an unofficial acronym, BCGs—“birth control glasses”—for being remarkably unattractive.

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also referred to as ‘rape prevention goggles’ or ‘RPGs’. perhaps an older term that is now considered politically incorrect.

by dogboy 08 Jan 06, 0228 GMT