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lie-in

noun

Etymology

From lie + -in, modelled after sit-in, etc.

  1. derived from *legʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *ligjaną✻
  3. inherited from *liggjan✻
  4. inherited from liċġan
  5. inherited from lien
  6. formed as lie-in — “lie + -in”

Definitions

  1. A period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up.

    • Since I didn't have to go to work, I decided to have a lie-in.
    • ‘But the only thing I need now is a taxi and a bed to lie in.’ ‘Yeah, go on home, Frankie. Sleep it off, have a lie-in, forget the bloody woman. […]’

  2. A form of protest where a group of people lie down in a public area.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA