birth control glasses

birth control glasses n.pl. military-issue eyeglasses; (hence) ugly eyewear. Also BCGs. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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

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