sleep-proof

adj — 2 senses

sleep-proof

adj

Etymology From sleep + -proof.

1

Designed to prevent a person from sleeping.

  • a sleep-proof bench to deter the homeless
  • A sleep-proof bus stop2008, Gabriella Gahlia Modan, Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place, page 69:
2

Of makeup: in which a person can sleep without the need to reapply it afterwards due to smearing etc.

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