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English
Etymology
From shut + eye.
Pronunciation
Noun
shut-eye (uncountable)
- (informal) Sleep.
- Synonyms: forty winks, nap, snooze; see also Thesaurus:shut-eye
2008, William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone, Preachers Showdown, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 172:With the night so quiet and peaceful, though, there was nothing he could do except return to camp and try to get a little shut-eye himself.
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