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shut-eye
shut·eye
/
ˈʃʌtˌaɪ
/
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shuht
-ahy
]
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noun
Informal.
sleep
.
Origin:
1895–1900;
shut
+
eye
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shuteye
(ˈʃʌtˌaɪ)
—
n
an informal term for
sleep
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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shut-eye definition
n.
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I could use about another hour of shut-eye.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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