# sleepout

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsliːpaʊt/

## Definitions
1. A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.
2. an organised group of people sleeping in the open, often as a form of protest or to raise public awareness of an issue such as homelessness.
3. a holiday in Africa where travellers sleep away from their home, generally in an open air safari lodge, private home or guest house.

## Etymology
From sleep out.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sleepout