Is there any other name for sunglasses?
Well, there are quite a few. Here are the top 15 names for sunglasses:
- Shades is probably the most widely used term for sunglasses in North America.
- Glares is a term popular in India if the glass is dark.
- Glints is a term for glasses originating from the "glint" that is noticeable when somebody wearing glasses moves their head.
- Sun spectacle is a term used by some opticians.
- Spekkies is a term used predominantly in southern Australia.
- Sun specs (also suspects) is the shortened form of sun spectacles.
- Sunglass a monocle version.
- Sun-shades can also refer to the sun-shading eyepiece-type, although the term is not exclusive to these.
- Dark glasses (also preceded by pair of) — generic term in common usage.
- Sunnies is Australian, South African, UK, and New Zealand slang
- Smoked spectacles usually refer to the darkened eyepieces worn by blind people.
- Solar shields Usually refer to models of sunglasses with large lenses.
- Stunna shades Used as a slang term in the hyphy movement, usually referring to sunglasses with oversized lenses.
- Glecks is Scottish slang for glasses or sunglasses.
- Cooling glasses is a term used in Southern India (predominantly Kerala) and the Middle East for sunglasses.
Well, there are quite a few. Here are the top 15 names for sunglasses:
- Shades is probably the most widely used term for sunglasses in North America.
- Glares is a term popular in India if the glass is dark.
- Glints is a term for glasses originating from the "glint" that is noticeable when somebody wearing glasses moves their head.
- Sun spectacle is a term used by some opticians.
- Spekkies is a term used predominantly in southern Australia.
- Sun specs (also suspects) is the shortened form of sun spectacles.
- Sunglass a monocle version.
- Sun-shades can also refer to the sun-shading eyepiece-type, although the term is not exclusive to these.
- Dark glasses (also preceded by pair of) — generic term in common usage.
- Sunnies is Australian, South African, UK, and New Zealand slang
- Smoked spectacles usually refer to the darkened eyepieces worn by blind people.
- Solar shields Usually refer to models of sunglasses with large lenses.
- Stunna shades Used as a slang term in the hyphy movement, usually referring to sunglasses with oversized lenses.
- Glecks is Scottish slang for glasses or sunglasses.
- Cooling glasses is a term used in Southern India (predominantly Kerala) and the Middle East for sunglasses.
