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sleeper hits

sleeper hits is the plural of sleeper hit.

Meaning of sleeper hit

Noun

sleeper hit (plural sleeper hits)

  1. A work of entertainment that becomes successful only some time after its launch.
    • It could be argued that there is no such thing as a 'sleeper' hit. It is industry terminology for a film which becomes a big success, despite having seemingly little promotion, and which plays successfully for a long time period, without having a record-breaking opening, or a run at the top of the...2008, John Berra, Declarations of independence : american cinema and the partiality of independent production

Questions about sleeper hits

What is sleeper hits the plural of?
Sleeper hits is the plural of sleeper hit.

Words near sleeper hits in the dictionary

  1. sleeper cell
  2. sleeper cells
  3. sleeper effect
  4. sleeper effects
  5. sleeper hit
  6. sleeper hits
  7. sleeper hold
  8. sleeper holds
  9. sleeper pick
  10. sleeper shark
  11. sleeper sharks

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