beauty sleep
Americannoun
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sleep before midnight, assumed to be necessary for one's beauty.
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any extra sleep.
noun
Etymology
Origin of beauty sleep
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Vanessa Feltz has announced she is leaving BBC Radio 2 next month, saying it's time to catch up on a decade of beauty sleep.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022
"As we all got older we had many conversations about life, faith, morals, health, and the importance of getting your beauty sleep," recalled the country crooner.
From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2020
This year, Cinderella stayed home to get some beauty sleep.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2019
The Doctors A man who weighed 639 pounds returns to show his dramatic weight loss; faking beauty sleep.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2017
There was no beauty sleep for Thyon Nero.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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