U.S. colloq. [Dim. formation on sunfish or sun-perch.] = SUN-FISH 1 b.
1835. Audubon, Ornith. Biog., III. 48. To the willow-twig fastened to his waist, a hundred ‘sunnies’ are already attached.
1888. Goode, Amer. Fishes, 64. A score of lean, sun-dried perches and Sunnies.
