a cat nap



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a cat nap

A very brief but restful period of sleep. I'm going to try to squeeze in a cat nap before my next shift starts, or else I'll be feeling sluggish for the entire evening.
See also: cat, nap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Roper['rəupə]
CordKAWRTGerman
JulijaYOO-lee-yah (Slovene)Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Isabellaee-zah-BEL-lah (Italian), iz-ə-BEL-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian
İRfan-Turkish
SlavomÍR-Czech, Slovak