Meanings
verbsleep funny (third-person singular simple present sleeps funny, present participle sleeping funny, simple past and past participle slept funny)
present singular third person sleeps funny · participle present sleeping funny · participle past slept funny · past slept funny
- idiomaticTo sleep in a position resulting in muscle or joint pain upon waking.
My back hurts this morning; I must have slept funny.
Origin
From sleep (verb) + funny (adverb).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German sich verlegen
- sich verlegento sleep in an uncomfortable position
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APA
sleep funny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20funny
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“sleep funny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20funny. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleep funny,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20funny.
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