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sleep a wink, not
sleep a wink, not
Not sleep at all, as in I couldn't sleep a wink last night. This expression, in which wink alludes to closing the eyes for sleep, was first recorded about 1325.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Godiva | | gə-DIE-və (English) | Anglo-Saxon (Latinized) |
Anso | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Donnie | | DAHN-ee | English |
Panna | | PAWN-naw | Hungarian |
Bozho | | - | Medieval Slavic |
Trace | | TRAYS | English |