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sleepyhead

American  
[slee-pee-hed] / ˈsli piˌhɛd /

noun

  1. a sleepy person.


sleepyhead British  
/ ˈsliːpɪˌhɛd /

noun

  1. informal a sleepy or lazy person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sleepyhead

First recorded in 1570–80; sleepy + head

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“The experience made me feel like maybe I wasn’t so bad after all,” Fern Formica, who played a Sleepyhead, said, in 1991.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 11, 2018

As Sleepyhead shows, sleep sciences are still in their infancy, and current research is mostly descriptive.

From Nature • Feb. 26, 2018

Thus, his book Sleepyhead offers a welcome departure from most studies on the neuroscience of sleep and sleep disorders: his lived experience proves a valuable way in.

From Nature • Feb. 26, 2018

John Lewis has seen sales of the Sleepyhead pod range, which starts at £110, more than double compared with last year.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2016

Thus spoke the wicked servants, in the hope that the Giant Sleepyhead would kill Wittysplinter.

From The Diamond Fairy Book by Various

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