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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Last month the 60-year-old tearfully announced she was leaving the station and her "lovely listener" so that she could "catch up on a much needed decade's deficit of beauty sleep".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
Being more diligent about getting my beauty sleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2015
For the next few days, though, she just hopes to unwind with a routine that sounded not very different from her training regime: hitting the gym and getting in her beauty sleep.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2013
Lucinda is still sleeping her beauty sleep that will last all morning long.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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