sunnies
Noun
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Sunglasses.
    • 2005, Dave Franklin, Manic Streets of Perth, 2011, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GSBPtgD2JssC&pg=PT84&lpg=PT84&dq=%22sunnies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=OAn78qVxqs&sig=els6L-W0H29vCOOb00tnzSqYY1M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iwFvUNv9FKSaiQew04DgDw&redir_esc=y unnumbered page],
      She took off her sunnies and polished them, a little vigorously.
    • 2008, Janet Fife-Yeomans, Heath: A Family′s Tale, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=BXqsNg3h3fQC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=%22sunnies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=tTrQRkbhO5&sig=2V3QGnlDSRIeo3SyBjRldiW8KDg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5AJvUP-AJuqRiQfk5oEg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sunnies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 97],
      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, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DifLfskw7-EC&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=%22sunnies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=HpNFAKkqka&sig=mu6uZG2IZI4olDRaCFVis7qZPys&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5AJvUP-AJuqRiQfk5oEg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sunnies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 160],
      “Sunscreen for you.” Her skin was a light golden brown. “And sunnies and a hat.” He slipped on his own sunglasses.
    • 2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=M57hfGo4OyAC&pg=PA525&lpg=PA525&dq=%22sunnies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=LEsWBSLnqJ&sig=tD54Q5YHj_-8iTnVAX5WtccCxy8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5AJvUP-AJuqRiQfk5oEg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sunnies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 525],
      Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you′re heading here for breakfast.
Synonyms Noun
  1. (US, colloquial) plural form of sunny (sunfish or sunperch)
    As a kid, he used to catch sunnies with a cane pole and garden worms in the stream behind the house.



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