Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: sleep- around
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Sleeping around sleeping around / What will the neighbors say / Sleeping around all over town / What will the neighbors say"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sleeps around (present, singular) sleeping around (participle, present) slept around (participle, past) slept around (past)

Synonyms

fuck around bed-hop bedhop

Questions

What does sleep around mean?: Synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.

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