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sunnies en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From sunglasses + -ie (“diminutive suffix”), retaining the plural form.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, informal, plural, plural-only) Sunglasses.
    • She took off her sunnies and polished them, a little vigorously. 2005, Dave Franklin, Manic Streets of Perth, published 2011, unnumbered page:
    • 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.
    • I 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 Cosmopolitan:
    • Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you′re heading here for breakfast. 2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 525:
    • With 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 97:

Synonyms

shades

sunnies en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (US, colloquial, form-of, plural) plural of sunny (sunfish or sunperch)
    form of sunny
    • As a kid, he used to catch sunnies with a cane pole and garden worms in the stream behind the house.