shut·eye

[shuht-ahy]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1895–1900; shut + eye

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shuteye (ˈʃʌtˌaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an informal term for sleep

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Shuteye is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
Another factor scientists are focusing on is shuteye.
But the snoozers had much lower blood pressure on average after getting some shuteye.
It was going on midnight, and he was eager to get home and catch some shuteye after his team's first win.
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