Sunnies - A term native to Australia and New Zealand to describe sunglasses.
The use of sunnies originated in Australia, but the term often is used by fashion-oriented Americans who see sunglasses as an accessory.
Sunglasses or sun glasses (informally called shades or sunnies; more names below) are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes.
SPECS. Clue. Answer. Eyeglasses, in slang (5) SPECS.
Sunglasses can have prescription lenses like eyeglasses, but they can also have lenses that are not for correcting vision. Shades is an informal word for sunglasses.
Glecks is Scottish slang for glasses or sunglasses.
Below is the UK transcription for 'sunglasses': Modern IPA: sə́nglasɪz. Traditional IPA: ˈsʌnglæsɪz. 3 syllables: "SUN" + "glas" + "iz"
On the subject of 'bins' this expression is the cockney rhyming slang for glasses, as in reading glasses, so if someone is having trouble looking up a number in a telephone book you might say put on your 'bins'.
Spectacled, bespectacled, or monocled (if applicable). You can use the term “Bespectacled” for the person who wears spectacles/glasses.
Shade is defined by Urban Dictionary as 'acting in a casual or disrespectful manner towards someone/dissing a friend. ' Dorian Core, a famous drag Queen, further explains the art of shade, 'Shade is, I don't tell you you're ugly, but, I don't have to tell you because you know you're ugly. And that's shade. '
It's "a pair of sunglasses" or just "sunglasses".
Since the word "sunglasses" is always used in a plural form, it's incorrect to say "a sunglasses". She's wearing a new pair of sunglasses.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
Instead of calling them "boots" or something, Aussie's call them "RMs," "Blundstones," or "Rossis." They are truly ubiquitous.
Ask an Aussie to name a truly Australian word, and they might yell "Bonzer!" Bonzer, sometimes also spelled bonza, means "first-rate" or "excellent," and it is the Australian equivalent of the American "awesome": "It's a good clean game ... and the standard is red hot," Thies said.
More than half of women wear glasses
More women wear glasses than men.
These nerdy looking glasses are also called Buddy Holly-style eyewear which really shows off your beautiful eyes. So for anyone of you who has Goo Goo Eyes, then these nerd glasses are just perfect for you. This geek glasses also does go perfectly with your face texture.
(slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.
noun. ˈbin. plural bins. : a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage. chiefly British : a can for trash or garbage : dustbin.
Temples. The temples are the arms on each side of the frame, extending from the front of the frame to behind your ears.
Loo. Despite being a very British word for toilet, 'loo' is actually derived from the French phrase 'guardez l'eau', which means 'watch out for the water'.
“Bev” means a "handsome man."
Break 'glasses' down into sounds: [GLAAS] + [IZ] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
globe. lurk (dated, slang) mince pie (Cockney rhyming slang) ogle (dated, slang) optic.
lass Add to list Share. A lass is a girl. Your Scottish folk dance teacher might announce, "Lads line up on that side, lasses on this side!"