Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tea shades

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
tea shades
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tinted eyeglasses (spectacles) with circular lenses.

Example Sentences

Etymology

For their use in the beat culture to hide redness of the eyes caused by Marijuana use, known at the time by the slang term "tea".

Inflected Forms

tea-shade (attributive) tea shade (attributive) teashades (alternative)

Questions

What does tea shades mean?
Tinted eyeglasses (spectacles) with circular lenses.
Where does tea shades come from?
For their use in the beat culture to hide redness of the eyes caused by Marijuana use, known at the time by the slang term "tea".

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