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Sleepcation 

A sleepcation is an escape to a resort or perhaps just a quiet local hotel to just sleep and rest.
That young mother sure could use a sleepcation.
Sleepcation by MollieMay July 1, 2012

sleeprivation 

lack of the necessary amount of sleep
Yes i'm dying of sleeprivation :)
sleeprivation by parthophoniac April 8, 2009

Sleepation 

A Portmanteau of the words "sleep" and "vacation".

Sleepation is a period of time completely dedicated to recovering sleep with short periods of wakefulness for eating,drinking(water),vitamin supplementation,hygiene,toilet trips and small periods of non intensive exercise.

Sleepation is a word commonly used by insomniacs and the occasionally sleep deprived.
(On the phone)

John:Let's go to the beach this afternoon,it's going to be a nice day!

Joe:Sorry John,I can't go.I'm on a sleepation.

Sleeprivationhigh 

A.K.A the 3 in the morning effect. When you seem to be high off of sleep deprivation. The feeling when you're so tired that you laugh at everything even if it's only remotely funny. The name "Sleeprivationhigh" comes from the meaning getting high off of sleep deprivation.
Guy 1: Man I had a huge sleeprivationhigh last night. I even laughed at all the jokes Dane Cook made.
Sleeprivationhigh by M2Z June 23, 2010

Sleepcation 

taking off work to catch up on sleep, vacation where all you do is sleep.
I really need a sleepcation! I'm so tired of work and school.
Sleepcation by Ferretlover2013 September 18, 2013

Sleeprivation

A state of chronic or recurrent inability to initiate sleep that arises not from external demands or pathology, but from self-induced behavioural and routine-based disruption (e.g. poor sleep hygiene, irregular schedules, excessive stimulation).
What he called “bad sleep” was in fact sleeprivation, entirely self-inflicted through inconsistent routines.
Sleeprivation by K.S. Hewitt February 5, 2026