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
Vincentius-Late Roman
StÉPhaneste-FAHNFrench
AndiAN-deeEnglish
EnniEN-neeFinnish
Hala-Arabic
Nakato-Eastern African, Ganda