sunglasses
nounEtymology From sun + glasses.
1
Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.
- It is impossible to know accurately how you look in your sunglasses.1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 75:
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Colloquial A person wearing sunglasses
- My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar2011, Fun, We Are Young:
- Synonyms
- shades, sunnies, cooling glasses, smoked glasses, smoked spectacles, sunspecs
- Derived terms
- aviator sunglasses, Irish sunglasses, pair of sunglasses