Meanings
sunnies1
- AustraliaNew Zealandinformalpluralplural onlySunglasses.
2009, Susan Lyons, Sex Drive, Kensington Press, US, page 160, “Sunscreen for you.” Her skin was a light golden brown. “And sunnies and a hat.” He slipped on his own sunglasses.
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She took off her sunnies and polished them, a little vigorously.
2005, Dave Franklin, Manic Streets of Perth, published 2011, unnumbered pageWith Heath wearing a black beanie and his trademark sunnies, the couple arrived in Perth at 12.20 p.m. after flying in from the US via Sydney.
2008, Janet Fife-Yeomans, Heath: A Family′s Tale, page 97Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you′re heading here for breakfast.
2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 525I can see it now: these sunnies are going to be your fave in no time!.
2024 October 8, Megan Uy, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, “65+ Fall Prime Day Fashion Deals Your Closet Is Begging You to Shop”, in CosmopolitanSynonyms: shades
sunnies2
- UScolloquialpluralplural of sunny (sunfish or sunperch)
As a kid, he used to catch sunnies with a cane pole and garden worms in the stream behind the house.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSunglasses.
Origin
sunnies · noun
From sunglasses + -ie (“diminutive suffix”), retaining the plural form.
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