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sunnies¹

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. Australia, New Zealand, informal, plural, plural only Sunglasses. She took off her sunnies and polished them, a little vigorously.

    Similar: shades

sunnies²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. US, colloquial, plural plural 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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"sunnies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sunnies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sunnies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sunnies

Chicago

"sunnies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sunnies.

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@misc{sunnies_2026,
  title = {sunnies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sunnies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}