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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Scarlet | | ['ska:lit] | |
Agnese | | ah-NYE-ze (Italian), AHG-ne-se (Latvian) | Italian, Latvian |
Devereux | | DEV-ə-ro | English (Rare) |
Boyle | | [bɔil] | |
Egbert | | EG-bərt (English), EKH-bərt (Dutch) | English, Dutch |
Eumelia | | - | Ancient Greek |