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sleepyhead
[
slee
-pee-hed
]
sleep·y·head
/
ˈsli
piˌhɛd
/
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[
slee
-pee-hed
]
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noun
a
sleepy
person.
Origin:
1570–80;
sleepy
+
head
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sleepyhead
(ˈsliːpɪˌhɛd)
—
n
informal
a sleepy or lazy person
'sleepyheaded
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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