sleepover
Americannoun
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an instance of sleeping over, as at another person's house.
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a person who sleeps over.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sleepover
First recorded in 1970–75; noun use of verb phrase sleep over
Example Sentences
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And his youngest daughter is one of my closest friends, so growing up we went to the same school and I’d have sleepovers at Steven’s house — not relatable.
From Los Angeles Times
You could always tell when someone in the neighborhood was having a sleepover, because then the kids who weren’t invited suddenly had gobs of toilet paper in all the trees in their yards.
From Literature
Among their other sleepovers — from one night to four months — were two hotels, an Airbnb, a church parking lot, another campground, a townhome rental and three tiny guest houses — one at a co-worker’s boyfriend’s house.
From Los Angeles Times
Maye always looks like he’s just come home from a sleepover.
It would be fun to have a sleepover at his house, except his mom doesn’t like him having kids over that much.
From Literature
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