sleepyhead

American  

[slee-pee-hed] / ˈsli piˌhɛd /

noun

1. a sleepy person.

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sleepyhead British  

/ ˈsliːpɪˌhɛd /

noun

1. informal a sleepy or lazy person

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Other Word Forms

• sleepyheaded adjective

Etymology

Origin of sleepyhead

First recorded in 1570–80; sleepy + head

Example Sentences

“Rise and shine, sleepyheads. I made pancakes,” someone said.

From Literature

And it’s me you hear when it goes off … come on now, sleepyhead.

From New York Times

“Morning, sleepyhead,” Dad said, spooning sugar into his coffee mug.

From Literature

“Salaam alaikum, sleepyhead,” she says, and starts picking up my clothes from the floor.

From Literature

He said he rid the staff of “sleepyheads and chair sitters” and had shooed away long-term guests.

From New York Times

Related Words

• lackadaisical
• laid-back
• languorous
• lazy
• leisurely
• lethargic
• sluggish
• unhurried