"sleepunder" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleepunder.wav Forms: sleepunders [plural]
Etymology: From sleepover, with "over" replaced with its antonym "under". Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleepunder (plural sleepunders)
  1. (neologism) A kind of playdate, similar to a sleepover, in which a child stays at their friend's house until relatively late and then returns home. Tags: neologism Synonyms: lateover
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