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shutter shades

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
shut-ter shades
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the trademarked name of a brand of sunglasses created by Shutter Shades, Inc., in 2007. Similar louvered/slatted sunglasses which existed as early as the 1950s and were popular in the 1980s were known by other names, such as "Venetian blinders".

Synonyms

Kanye glasses

Questions

What does shutter shades mean?
A style of sunglasses which have frames containing horizontal slats as opposed to tinted lenses.
Where does shutter shades come from?
From the trademarked name of a brand of sunglasses created by Shutter Shades, Inc., in 2007. Similar louvered/slatted sunglasses which existed as early as the 1950s and were popular in the 1980s were known by other names, such as "Venetian blinders".

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