立たち寝ね

noun

sleeping while standing

Colloquial term for dozing off or sleeping in a standing position, often on a crowded train or in a queue.

• 満まん員いん電でん車しゃで立たち寝ねしているサラリーマンを見みかけた。

  I saw a businessman sleeping while standing on the crowded train.

• 彼かれは疲つかれていて、壁かべにもたれて立たち寝ねしていた。

  He was so tired that he was sleeping standing up, leaning against the wall.