sleepage

English

Etymology

sleep +‎ -age (“appurtenance; action, process, result; relationship, state”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: slē′-pəj
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsliː.pəd͡ʒ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsli.pəd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -iːpədʒ
• Hyphenation: sleep‧age

Noun

sleepage (uncountable)

1. (rare, often proscribed) The act or state of sleeping.
   • 2021 March 2, “Equal opportunity armchair sleepage.”, in Borzoi Forest‎, Tumblr:
   • 2024 May 24, P0NCH043V3R, “Archeological talk about sleepage.”, in r/Minecraft‎, Reddit:
   • 2024 October 30, weresostarv1ng, “pretty intense sleepage happening over here”, in r/OneOrangeBraincell‎, Reddit:

Usage notes

• The terms sleep (noun) or sleeping (gerund noun) are most commonly preferred over this term.