sleepyhead
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4.1
A person who is often sleepy and slow to get up in the morning
- noun
- /ˈsliːpiˌhɛd/
- Informal
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dormilón
- Get out of bed, sleepyhead.
- wake up, sleepyhead
- Good morning, sleepyhead
- Rise and shine, sleepyhead
Examples
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Sleepyhead, wake up!
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Hey, sleepyhead!
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Well, get some strong coffee and jump in the shower, sleepyhead.
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Wake up, you sleepyheads, wake up!
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"Time to go, sleepyhead," I shouted.
Fiction book (1998) -
Good morning, sleepyhead.
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Morning, sleepyhead.
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Wake up, sleepyhead!
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Good morning, sleepyhead.
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Wake up, sleepyhead, it's already past noon!
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who stays in bed later than they should in the morning
is drowsy and slow to get up rather than merely staying late in bed
Antonyms
How Sleepy
Surface Forms
sleepyhead singular
sleepyheads plural
Morphology
Etymology
Sleepyhead joins sleepy and head, where head means 'person', as in hothead. It paints the picture of a 'head' full of sleep, so it means someone who is slow to wake up in the morning.