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sleepyhead

[slee-pee-hed] / ˈsli piˌhɛd /












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And it’s me you hear when it goes off … come on now, sleepyhead.

From New York Times

He said he rid the staff of “sleepyheads and chair sitters” and had shooed away long-term guests.

From New York Times

Once again, for the sleepyheads in the back of the room, executive orders and health bureaucrat advisories are not laws — no, not even during a pandemic.

From Washington Times

Let’s say the whole world finally wakes up to the idea that we night owls are more than laggards and sleepyheads.

From New York Times

‘I fell asleep again waiting for you, Sam, you sleepyhead. I was awake early this morning, and now it must be nearly noon.’

From Literature