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sleepcation

noun

Etymology

Blend of sleep + vacation.

  1. derived from vacātiō
  2. derived from vacacion
  3. derived from vacacioun
  4. inherited from vacation
  5. compounded as sleepcation — “sleep + vacation”

Definitions

  1. A break from ordinary activities in order to catch up on missed sleep.

    • (I know moms who live for their “sleepcations”—they either hit a hotel for a night or just wait for the kids to be away at Grand-ma's or a slumber party, then they climb into bed at eight p.m., […]
    • If your debt is over 40 hours, a “sleepcation” could change your life. This is where you check into a hotel for three nights, dim the room as much as possible, avoid stimulants, and let yourself sleep day and night.
    • I spend a lot of time in my clinic telling couples it is okay to sleep apart sometimes. I have dubbed this a "sleepcation".

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