Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big sleep

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
big sleep
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Death.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Apparently coined by novelist Raymond Chandler, author of The Big Sleep (1939).

Synonyms

dirt nap sleep of the just death end tomb celestial transfer decease decomposition defunction dematerialization demise doom

Questions

What does big sleep mean?
Death.
Where does big sleep come from?
Apparently coined by novelist Raymond Chandler, author of The Big Sleep (1939).

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