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
Leudoberct-Ancient Germanic
Sage[seidʒ]
Desideria-Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Ragnhei&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Sheppard['ʃepəd]
Shaimaa-Arabic