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sleep hangover

sleep hangover
 n.— «Those medications can induce next-day grogginess—what some patients call “sleep hangovers.”» —“10 Ways to Get Better Sleep (and Maybe Cure Your Insomnia)” by Lindsay Lyon US News & World Report Mar. 3, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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