Meaning of sleep camel | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who habitually does with little to no sleep during the week and then makes up by sleeping a lot during the weekend.

idiomatic, slang

Examples

“No wonder, then, that so many take their laptops to the beach or that 'sleep camels', as they call them in Silicon Valley, those who sleep only at weekends, are becoming more common.”

“Silicon Valley has bred 'sleep camels', who store up sleep at the weekends then work long hours all week.”

“Sheila told her that John said musicians were like sleep camels when it came to that. They could stay awake for days when they had to.”

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