"sleep divorce" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sleep divorces [plural]
Etymology: Popularized from an article by Mimi L. Golub, published on March 19, 2013. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sleep divorce (countable and uncountable, plural sleep divorces)
  1. (colloquial, of couples) The action of sleeping in separate beds or bedrooms instead of sharing one bed at night, with the intention of prioritizing sleep. Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sleep_divorce-en-noun-pGJHijPh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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