"birth control glasses" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=birth control glasses}} birth control glasses pl (plural only)
  1. (plural only, US, military slang) The brown-framed prescription eyeglasses issued to new recruits in the U.S. military, and perceived as notoriously unattractive. Wikipedia link: GI glasses Tags: US, plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Appearance, Glasses Synonyms: BCG, BCGs, birth-control glasses
    Sense id: en-birth_control_glasses-en-noun-YeZ6UnA8 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: government, military, politics, war

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