sleep funny
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sleep (verb) + funny (adverb).
Verb
[edit]sleep funny (third-person singular simple present sleeps funny, present participle sleeping funny, simple past and past participle slept funny)
- (idiomatic) To sleep in a position resulting in muscle or joint pain upon waking.
- My back hurts this morning; I must have slept funny.
Usage notes
[edit]- Primarily used in the simple past, as a speculative explanation for otherwise unexplained pain. Often in the form sleep on it funny, referencing the location of the pain.