2015年3月26日星期四

Other name for sunglasses?

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 spectacles is a term used by some opticians.
-    Spekkies is a term used predominantly in southern Australia.
-    Sun specs (also sunspecs) 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 refers to the darkened eyepieces worn by blind people.
-    Solar shields Usually refers 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.

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