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sleepover

[sleep-oh-ver]

noun

  1. an instance of sleeping over, as at another person's house.

  2. a person who sleeps over.



sleepover

/ ˈːˌəʊə /

noun

  1. informalan instance of spending the night at someone else's home

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sleepover1

First recorded in 1970–75; noun use of verb phrase sleep over
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It wasn't that long ago that he was having sleepovers at the White House and sharing bowls of ice cream late at night with the president.

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No details were provided in a news release by the district attorney’s office on the circumstances surrounding the sleepovers and why the girls were allowed to stay at Xiong’s house.

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It felt like a surprise sleepover for her kids, she said, as she wondered whether they would be able to go home again.

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Sophie T: My best friend and I watched the first film at a sleepover when we were about 14.

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It’s about a little kid who wants to take his teddy bear to a sleepover but is afraid his friend Reggie will make fun of him.

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