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  1. n. Plural form of sleep.
  2. v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sleep.

Examples

  • “‘How many sleeps is it until theatre class?’ says Tadpole innocently.”

    package

  • “When a child sleeps is probably more important than how long he sleeps," he says.”

    Experts: Set good sleep habits early

  • “Future events are always measured in sleeps in our household.”

    calling in favours

  • “The dream that arises when Frankenstein sleeps, our principal focus here, is completely absent from Shelley's initial dream.”

    Hogle, Introduction, Frankenstein's Dream, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles

  • “The Republicans sought for the spot, but it was preserved from their knowledge; and the high-spirited, pure-hearted Henri de la Rochejaquelein sleeps beside his enemy in the midst of the woodlands where be won for himself eternal honour.”

    A Book of Golden Deeds

  • “– She was in a sad twitter when she know'd you had told me, and said it was impossible to do what you desired – for the room where she sleeps is a closet within Madam Lennard's, hardly big enough to hold a bed, by reason that her room doors are locked; and for the window, it is barred up with a long iron bar; so that if Miss had courage to get down a ladder, she could not get out – or if she did, she could never get back again.”

    The Old Manor House

  • “Whenever I mention an activity any time in advance, whether it’s months or even years, my 5 year old boy will always say “how many sleeps is that”, with his favorite big number at the moment being sixty-four hundred.”

    red

  • “I put Avery in the bed where Holly sleeps, which is the bed she and I shared.”

    Fictionaut: Second verse, same as the first

  • “I much prefer the "Mafia" variation -- in which the killers do their work at "night" while everybody "sleeps" -- because there's much more room for analysis and argumentation.”

    Being It

  • “It was an exhausting day and the Bad One sleeps, which is good.”

    Bizarro World | Her Bad Mother

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  • reesetee Washing me down, washing me down.... Apr 10, 2009

  • skipvia
    Take me to the river.
    Drop me in the WAH TER...
    Apr 10, 2009

  • seanahan I think John must be putting something in the water. Apr 10, 2009

  • reesetee Two of a kind.

    *shakes head in delighted amazement* Apr 10, 2009

  • chained_bear *singing louder* A-WEEEEEEEEEENIEEE weeenieee whackadaaaaaaay....

    Hey! He's right! Apr 9, 2009

  • skipvia The lyrics are actually "a weenie whack a weenie whack a weenie whack a weenie whack."

    Common mistake... Apr 9, 2009

  • reesetee *joins in*

    WEEEEEEEEE-EE-EE-EE-ooweeumummaweeeeeee.... Apr 9, 2009

  • chained_bear *singing* A-WEEEEEEEEE-EE-EE-EEeeumummaweeeeeee.... Apr 9, 2009

  • bilby In the jungle
    The mighty jungle
    The sionnach beefs tonight

    In the jungle
    The mighty jungle
    The sionnach beefs tonight

    Awimba wep awimba wep awimba wep awimba wep
    Aweebum-bum-ba-way

    Apr 9, 2009

  • sionnach It's the warthog I feel sorry for. Apr 9, 2009

  • chained_bear Pookie was my username when I met my S.O. (online). I adopted it ironically. I was thinking of the little guy in the videogame from the 80s. DigDug, was it? *goes looking*

    Ah, here. They were pookas, actually, in the game. But these are known as pookies too. And here is some hot pookie action. Apr 9, 2009

  • bilby How many sheeps per sleeps be counted? Apr 9, 2009

  • plethora Pookie is abominable. But there's nothing wrong with counting sleeps. Apr 9, 2009

  • thenewvivek When used as "five more sleeps until I get to see my pookie!" this term is abominable. Apr 9, 2009

  • angharad Means sleep (n) and asleep (adj). Dec 16, 2006

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