twenty winks



twenty winks

A very brief nap or a short sleep. When you have a baby for the first time, you are suddenly forced to learn how to operate on only twenty winks at a time. I'm going to go grab a quick twenty winks before everyone starts arriving for the dinner party.
See also: twenty, wink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Scarlet['ska:lit]
Agneseah-NYE-ze (Italian), AHG-ne-se (Latvian) Italian, Latvian
DevereuxDEV-ə-roEnglish (Rare)
Boyle[bɔil]
EgbertEG-bərt (English), EKH-bərt (Dutch)English, Dutch
Eumelia-Ancient Greek