sleepyhead

[ slee-pee-hed ]

noun

1. a sleepy person.

sleepyhead

/ ˈsliːpɪˌhɛd /

noun

1. informal.
   a sleepy or lazy person

Derived Forms

• ˈsleepyˌheaded, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleepyhead¹

First recorded in 1570–80; sleepy + head

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

“Morning, sleepyhead,” Dad said, spooning sugar into his coffee mug.

From Literature

“Salaam alaikum, sleepyhead,” she says, and starts picking up my clothes from the floor.

From Literature

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

Related Words

• lackadaisical
• laid-back
• languorous
• lazy
• leisurely
• lethargic
• sluggish
• unhurried