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sleepyhead
[ slee-pee-hed ]
sleepyhead
/ ˈsliːpɪˌhɛd /
noun
- informal.a sleepy or lazy person
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Derived Forms
- ˈsleepyˌheaded, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sleepyhead1
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Example Sentences
"Sammy Sleepyhead, step forward between the lines," commanded the king sternly.
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"Come home, you little sleepyhead," said Mrs. Toymaker, putting her arm about her little daughter.
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Now Dorothea was a “sleepyhead” and had seldom been known to get up when first awakened.
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When he had finished the others all laughed and called him a sleepyhead.
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I am no sleepyhead, and being kept awake a little doesn't hurt me.
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