Shut-eye

Alternative forms

• shuteye

Origin

shut + eye

Full definition of shut-eye

Noun

1. (informal) Sleep.
• 2008, and J. A. Johnstone, Preachers Showdown, Pinnacle Books, ISBN 0-7860-1838-0, page 172,With the night so quiet and peaceful, though, there was nothing he could do except return to camp and try to get a little shut-eye himself.