sleep funny
English edit
Etymology edit
From sleep (verb) + funny (adverb)
Verb edit
sleep funny (third-person singular simple present sleeps funny, present participle sleeping funny, simple past and past participle slept funny)
- (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 edit
- 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.