Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleepout

/ˈsliːpaʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: sleep-out
IPA: /ˈsliːpaʊt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

noun

an organised group of people sleeping in the open, often as a form of protest or to raise public awareness of an issue such as homelessness.

noun

a holiday in Africa where travellers sleep away from their home, generally in an open air safari lodge, private home or guest house.

Example Sentences

"She could see the dark bulk of the sleepout: no lights there either."
"As I squeeze headfirst out of the sleepout, something invisible tugs at my legs."

Etymology

From sleep out.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsliːpaʊt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sleepouts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sleepout?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsliːpaʊt/.
What does sleepout mean?: A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.
Where does sleepout come from?: From sleep out.

How to pronounce sleepout

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