sleepovern.adj.
Chiefly U.S.
A. n.
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a. (See quot. 1935)
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b. An occasion of spending the night at a place other than one's residence.
B. adj.
Involving spending the night away from one's residence. Of a person: that stays the night.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [adjective] > overnight > involving staying overnight
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [adjective] > overnight
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1935 Amer. Speech 10 236/1 A contributor testifies that in part of Pennsylvania, in college use, a sleep-over is a permission to stay away from church and remain in bed on Sunday morning.
1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens vii. 329 The first was a three-week sleep-in camp experience for 62 children and their teachers in June, 1947, at Life Camps. The second was a three-day sleep-over school camping experience..at Hudson Guild Farm, Nokong, New Jersey.
1975 Sunday Advocate-News (Barbados) 15 June 7/2 The sleep-overs will be the night of the last Thursday of each session. On that night campers sleep-over if they choose to do so.
1979 Sunset Apr. (Desert ed.) 156/2 (caption) At night wall hanging unhooks to become a feather-soft mat for sleep-over guests.
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n.adj.1935