sleep funny

English

Etymology

From sleep (verb) + funny (adverb).

Verb

sleep funny (third-person singular simple present sleeps funny, present participle sleeping funny, simple past and past participle slept funny)

1. (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

• 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.

Translations

to sleep in an uncomfortable position

• German: sich (de) verlegen (de)