sunnies
sunnies noun: sunglasses. Also the plural of sunny.
Noun
sunnies pl (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
- 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
Also used as
sunnies is also the plural of sunny.
Examples of sunnies in a sentence
- Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you′re heading here for breakfast.2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 525:
- 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:
Synonyms of sunnies
Origin of sunnies
From sunglasses + -ie (“diminutive suffix”), retaining the plural form.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Questions about sunnies
- What does sunnies mean?
- Sunnies means sunglasses.
- How do you use sunnies in a sentence?
- Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you′re heading here for breakfast.
- What part of speech is sunnies?
- Sunnies is a noun.
Words near sunnies in the dictionary
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