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.
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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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