sunglasses
English
A pair of sunglasses.
Alternative forms
- sun-glasses
Pronunciation
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Noun
sunglasses pl (plural only)
- Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun.
- 1997, Carlin, George, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 75:
- It is impossible to know accurately how you look in your sunglasses.
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- (colloquial) A person wearing sunglasses
- 2011, Fun - We Are Young
- My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar
- 2011, Fun - We Are Young
Synonyms
- shades (slang)
- sunnies (Australian slang)
- cooling glasses (Indian)
- smoked glasses, smoked spectacles (dated)
Translations
tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
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