sleepover

[ sleep-oh-ver ]
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noun
  1. an instance of sleeping over, as at another person's house.

  2. a person who sleeps over.

Origin of sleepover

1
First recorded in 1970–75; noun use of verb phrase sleep over

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How to use sleepover in a sentence

  • Then he decided to sleep over it; and the next morning he wakened, and read it again—with a shock of surprise.

    Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
  • It was an accidental sleep-over; she had not planned it, and circumstances would take care of themselves.

    The Man Between | Amelia E. Barr
  • If anything happened because you went to sleep over the key, you'd have them on your mind all your life, don't you know—forever.

    The Nerve of Foley | Frank H. Spearman
  • And of course, according to all baby precedent, he ought to have gone off into a sound sleep over it.

    East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • So, stifling his longing to go home and to see his people, Peter decided to sleep over it before taking any definite steps.

    The Come Back | Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for sleepover

sleepover

/ (ˈsliːpˌəʊvə) /


noun
  1. informal, mainly US an instance of spending the night at someone else's home

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Other Idioms and Phrases with sleepover

sleepover

Spend the night as a guest in another's home, as in Karen's friend Wilma is going to sleep over tonight. [Second half of 1800s]

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