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View synonyms for beauty sleep

beauty sleep

noun

, Informal.
  1. sleep before midnight, assumed to be necessary for one's beauty.
  2. any extra sleep.


beauty sleep

noun

  1. informal.
    sleep, esp sleep before midnight


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Word History and Origins

Origin of beauty sleep1

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

He had had occasion to wake Bones from his beauty sleep before, but he had never been as bad as this.

Let your concern for the herd be the first and last thought of the day, and then I'll get my beauty sleep this winter.

At any rate she might as well try to get a little beauty sleep before dressing to go to the Tosswills.

I shall leave early, about the time you are getting your beauty sleep.

That's too bad for the General, that he has to be aroused out of his beauty sleep.

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