sandman

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  1. noun A character in fairy tales and folklore who makes children go to sleep by sprinkling sand in their eyes.

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  • But it certainly looked like a sandman for a moment there! —  Man from Mundania
  • But it did seem that the sandman was no danger; the feeling of strangeness was gone. —  Man from Mundania
  • She knew she couldn't fight the sandman, because she could hardly breathe and was getting horribly weak. —  The Color of Her Panties
  • The sandman was so annoyed that he sank back into a blah mound. —  The Color of Her Panties
  • Camron Fritts Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 06: 41 PM EST to mike, enter sandman is one of the heaviest songs ever, smells like teen spirit is tough for a grunge band; to Jeff Goldfarb, robert plant is the best hard rock singer ever, but it has gotten worse, like ozzy; to W.A., —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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/ˈsændmən/
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