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sleep dep

sleep dep noun: sleep deprivation.

Noun

sleep dep (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Sleep deprivation.

Origin of sleep dep

Clipping of sleep deprivation. By surface analysis, sleep + dep(rivation).

Words that rhyme with sleep dep

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Questions about sleep dep

What does sleep dep mean?
Sleep dep means sleep deprivation.
What part of speech is sleep dep?
Sleep dep is a noun.

Words near sleep dep in the dictionary

  1. sleep caps
  2. sleep debt
  3. sleep debts
  4. sleep deficit
  5. sleep deficits
  6. sleep dep
  7. sleep deprivation
  8. sleep diaper
  9. sleep diapers
  10. sleep disorder
  11. sleep disorders

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