Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kanye glasses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: kanye -glass-es
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of sunglasses which have frames containing horizontal slats as opposed to tinted lenses.

Example Sentences

"It used to be trucker hats and Ray-Bans, followed by Kanye glasses and Day-Glo jewelry."
"Finally, someone even approaching futuristic enough to pull off those damn Kanye glasses."
"My freshman year, I cheered beside a guy with a huge Afro and Kanye glasses and a guy in a toga."

Etymology

This style of sunglasses, which first became popular in the 1980s, was re-popularized in the early 2010s by American rapper Kanye West.

Synonyms

shutter shades

Questions

What does kanye glasses mean?: A style of sunglasses which have frames containing horizontal slats as opposed to tinted lenses.
Where does kanye glasses come from?: This style of sunglasses, which first became popular in the 1980s, was re-popularized in the early 2010s by American rapper Kanye West.

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