sleepcation

English

Etymology

Blend of sleep +‎ vacation

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Noun

sleepcation (plural sleepcations)

1. (informal) A break from ordinary activities in order to catch up on missed sleep.
   • 2011, Brooke Burke, The Naked Mom:

     (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., […]

   • 2014, Alan Christianson, The Adrenal Reset Diet, page 104:

     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.

   • 2017, W. Chris Winter, The Sleep Solution:Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It‎^[1], Penguin Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 115:

     I spend a lot of time in my clinic telling couples it is okay to sleep apart sometimes. I have dubbed this a "sleepcation".