Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sunnies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: sun-nies
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Informal

noun

plural of sunny (sunfish or sunperch)

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"She took off her sunnies and polished them, a little vigorously."
"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."
"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."
"Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you′re heading here for breakfast."
"I can see it now: these sunnies are going to be your fave in no time!."
"As a kid, he used to catch sunnies with a cane pole and garden worms in the stream behind the house."

Etymology

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

Usage

Synonyms

shades

Questions

What does sunnies mean?: Sunglasses.
Where does sunnies come from?: From sunglasses + -ie (“diminutive suffix”), retaining the plural form.

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