English

A young man wearing Kanye glasses.

Noun

Kanye glasses pl ‎(plural only)

1. A style of sunglasses which have frames containing horizontal slats as opposed to tinted lenses.
   • 2010, Patrice Evans, Negropedia: The Assimilated Negro's Crash Course on the Modern Black Experience, Three Rivers Press (2011), ISBN 9780307463807, page 181:

     It used to be trucker hats and Ray-Bans, followed by Kanye glasses and Day-Glo jewelry.

   • 2012, Vice Magazine, Dos & Don'ts: 2013 Daily Calendar, Chronicle Books (2012), ISBN 9781452119212, unnumbered page:

     Finally, someone even approaching futuristic enough to pull off those damn Kanye glasses.

   • 2013, Alyssa Newton, "Football season is here again Jag Fans", The Vanguard (University of South Alabama), Volume 53, Number 3, 12 August 2013, page 17:

     My freshman year, I cheered beside a guy with a huge Afro and Kanye glasses and a guy in a toga.

Synonyms

• shutter shades